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Man Sentenced to 21 months in Prison for Committing Perjury in His Federal Trial by Lying About His Sexual Dysfunction

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. –  Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that John Dompierre, 60, of Avondale, Arizona was sentenced to twenty-one months in federal prison for committing perjury in his Federal Criminal Trial.

A federal grand jury indicted Dompierre with Conspiracy and Transportation for Illegal Sexual Activity on September 10, 2020. On November 3 and 4, 2021, Dompierre testified in his own defense during a trial in Federal District Court in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Subsequently, the United States obtained Dompierre’s comprehensive medical records, the content of which unequivocally refuted Dompierre’s own testimony at trial. Dompierre pleaded guilty to Perjury on March 28, 2022.

In addition to the twenty-one-month prison sentence, Dompierre was fined $2,400 and will be on supervised release for three years following his release from the Bureau of Prisons.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated this case with substantial assistance from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and the Albuquerque Police Department.  Assistant United States Attorneys Letitia Carroll Simms and Thomas Outler prosecuted the case.

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23-154

Updated July 18, 2023

Press Release Number: 23-154