United States v. Robert Reger and David Lytle
1:21-cr-192 (RM) (D. Colo.)
Court Assigned: This case is assigned to the Honorable Raymond P. Moore, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street Denver, CO 80294.
The information on this website will be updated as new developments arise in the case.
Criminal Charges:
On June 9, 2021, Robert Reger, of Boulder, Colorado, and David Lytle, of Leawood, Kansas, were charged in an indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as substantive mail and wire fraud counts, for their roles in the sale of millions of Americans’ information to perpetrators of elder fraud schemes. The indictment alleges as follows:
Reger and Lytle worked in the data practice of Epsilon Data Management, LLC (“Epsilon”), a large marketing company that sold consumer information to clients for marketing purposes. Epsilon’s data practice collected and sold consumer information. Through their work at Epsilon, Reger, Lytle and co-conspirators routinely caused Epsilon to sell targeted lists of consumers and their addresses to clients the Defendants and co-conspirators knew were engaged in sending false and deceptive mail pieces to consumers. These mail pieces included the following types, among others:
- Sweepstakes: These mail pieces falsely appeared to be personalized, formal communications from a government agency, law firm, or other official entity. The form, content, and structure of the mail pieces deceived some consumers into believing they had won a substantial sum of money, usually in a sweepstakes or other contest or game, but that, in order to claim the winnings, recipients first had to pay a fee, tax, or other sum
- Astrology: These mail pieces falsely led consumer recipients to believe they had been specially selected to receive the mail pieces because an astrologer or psychic had experienced a vision about them and would provide personalized information about them or purportedly unique items for a fee.
In a related case, Epsilon agreed to a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (“DPA”), which will provide $150 million in penalties and victim compensation. The majority of the funds $127.5 million -- will be used for compensating victims. Please refer to this link for additional information the compensation fund.
After a May 2024 trial, a jury found both defendants guilty of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and numerous counts of substantive mail and wire fraud.
Sentencing date is on September 30, 2024.
6/15/2021 Press Release
5/31/2024 Press Release
Court Documents
6/15/2021 Indictment
Scheduled Court Hearings
Sentencing Hearings -
United States District Court, District of Colorado
901 19th Street
Courtroom A601
Denver, CO 80294
Court Documents
6/09/21 - Indictment
If you are a victim of the offense being charged in this case, you may contact the Victim-Witness Coordinator in the District of Colorado to help you exercise your rights.
For information or assistance, please contact:
Donna Summers
Victim Witness Coordinator
U.S. Attorney’s Office - District of Colorado
(303) 454-0261
Donna.Summers@usdoj.gov
Charges contained in an indictment are only allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Under the “Justice for All Act of 2004,” codified at 18 U.S.C. §3771, a crime victim has specified rights. More information regarding such rights can be found at 18 U.S.C. §3771.
For further information, please see the Justice for All Act (2004) Case Notifications.
- Mail Fraud
- Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
- Wire Fraud
- None