United States v. Dennis Balius - Updates

Closed Criminal Division Cases

United States v. Dennis Balius
Court Docket No.: 3:17-cr-00273-HZ (D. Oregon)

Case Updates

Court Assigned: This case is assigned to Judge Marco A. Hernández, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, Mark O. Hatfield Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, 1000 Southwest Third Ave., Portland, OR 97204-2944. Unless noted in an update below, all court events will take place at this location.

UPDATE – September 6, 2018: On August 30, 2018, defendant Balius was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by 2 years of supervised release.

In addition, defendant Balius was ordered to pay $170,825.87 in restitution.

It is important for you to know that just because the Court ordered the defendant to make restitution in this case does not mean that the defendant is financially capable of making restitution at this time. In the event that sufficient restitution payments are received from the defendant, the funds will be distributed by the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

The sentencing for defendant Balius, previously scheduled for July 20, 2018, has been rescheduled for August 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM.

If you are a victim of the charged offense(s) and wish to be heard at sentencing, please call our office well in advance of the scheduled hearing date.

The sentencing for defendant Balius, previously scheduled for July 9, 2018, has been rescheduled for July 20, 2018 at 10:00 AM.

The sentencing for defendant Balius, previously scheduled for May 21, 2018, has been rescheduled for July 9, 2018 at 9:00 AM.

The sentencing for defendant Balius, previously scheduled for February 6, 2018, has been rescheduled for May 21, 2018, at 1:30 PM.

The sentencing for defendant Balius, previously scheduled for November 1, 2017, has been rescheduled for February 6, 2018, at 9:00 AM.

Defendant Dennis Balius is scheduled to be sentenced on November 1, 2017, at 01:30 PM in Portland Courtroom 14B, before Judge Hernández.

For information about the charges in this case, please click here.

Because of the court’s schedule, hearing dates could change on very short notice. If you plan on attending, you may want to contact the Victim Assistance Line toll-free at (888) 549-3945 or email us at victimassistance.fraud@usdoj.gov.