Motor Home Thief & Career Fraudster Sentenced To 70 Months in Federal Prison

Savannah, GA – Timothy Bryce, 40, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 70 months in prison by Senior United States District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr., after pleading guilty to transporting a stolen motor vehicle across multiple state lines, from North Carolina, to South Carolina, to Georgia.

According to evidence presented at the guilty plea and sentencing hearings, Bryce stole a luxury motor home worth nearly $600,000 from a dealership in Charlotte, North Carolina, and then fled with the vehicle to Guyton, Georgia. Bryce pretended to be interested in purchasing the motor home; swapped the real key with a fake one; then later returned to the dealership after closing time in order to steal it. In imposing the 70 month sentence, Judge Moore emphasized Bryce’s long criminal history. Bryce has three prior convictions for stealing motor vehicles as well as multiple convictions for impersonating law enforcement officers. After prison, Bryce will be on federal supervised release for three years. He was also ordered to pay $153,047.73 in restitution.

Acting United States James D. Durham stated, “No number of felony convictions has apparently kept this defendant from continuing a career in crime. With eight years under the watchful eyes of federal prison officials and United States Probation Officers, maybe he’ll finally learn the lesson that crime doesn’t pay.”

“Bryce made his biggest mistake when he crossed state lines during the commission of the crime,” said FBI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge David J. LeValley. “Now, thanks to the efforts of FBI agents and the U. S. Attorney’s Office, he must face the impact of federal penalties that will keep him from continuing to prey on innocent victims for a very long time.”

This case was investigated by Special Agents with the FBI. Assistant United States Attorney Scarlett S. Nokes and former Assistant United States Attorney Fred Kramer prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States. For additional information, please contact the U. S. Attorney’s Office at (912) 201-2522.