Jefferson County man admits to mail fraud

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Kearneysville, West Virginia man pled guilty to mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Daniel Lichtman, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Mail Fraud.” Lichtman admitted to filing false insurance claims totaling $354,552.26. The crime happened November 2013 in Berkeley County.

Lichtman faces up to twenty years incarceration and a $250,000 fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendants.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danae DeMasi-Lemon prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The United States Postal Inspection Service investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.