December 5, 2006 - United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced the filing of an indictment* against Eric Keller, charging him with ten counts of mail fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. According to the charges, Eric Keller was owner and sole operator of a New Jersey business called ebulkcandy.com LLC. Keller was owner and sole operator of several internet candy websites, including www.ebulkcandy.com, www.jordanalmonds.com, and www.hometowncandy.com. From September 22, 2001 through February 2005, Keller created a series of bogus UPS shipping accounts for the purpose of shipping candy to ebulkcandy customers, and failed to pay UPS for the shipping. The indictment alleges that at the time Keller opened the UPS accounts, he had no intention of paying UPS for shipping services. According to the charges, defendant Eric Keller defrauded UPS of approximately $154,581.
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DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
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Eric Keller |
Trenton, NJ |
47 |
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 200 years imprisonment; 3 years supervised release; $2,500,000 fine; $1000 mandatory special assessment.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Joan E. Burnes.
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UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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