TABLE 1: Representative Comparable FBR Cases Resulting in Incarceration *

*All cases in this table have a sentence of incarceration and EITHER (1) FBR as the top charge, AND/OR (2) first offender status (we
define “first offender” below as a defendant with no prior felony convictions at the time of the offense).

Fields marked with 3 asterisks (***) were updated on July 17, 2024, based on details learned from additional case files that became
available after original publication. The additional information does not change the analysis in the accompanying article.

DEFENDANT TRIAL DATE OF LIST OF FBR TOP FIRST- SENTENCE FACTS ALLEGED & CASE
NAME COURT ORIGINAL CHARGES CHARGE TIME SUMMARY
VERDICT ? (Y/N) FELONY
RENDERED
OFFENDER
? (Y/N)

David New York January 15, ● Falsifying Y Y* Sentence: Between 2012 and 2014, David
Adelhardt County, 2016* Business Approximately Adelhardt, CEO of Adelhardt
Supreme Records *Sentencing 2 days a week Construction Corp., offered bribes
Relevant court Court *Date of in the documents incarceration to influence John Cassisi, a
documents original First in relevant for 1 year. Citibank executive, in awarding
sentencing Degree (1 court files Sentence contracts to his company. Cassisi
following count) indicate no commenced also pleaded guilty for crimes
plea deal previous on Mondays at related to this scheme, though not
felony 6 pm and for falsifying business records.
convictions. continued until Adelhardt pleaded guilty to 1 count
Wednesdays of falsifying business records in the
at 9 am. first degree in December 2015. He
was subsequently sentenced
Subsequently January 15, 2016, per his plea
resentenced agreement. On August 8, 2016, his
on August 8, previous sentence was vacated and
2016, to 120 he was resentenced.

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 days in jail.

**Plea Deal**

***Andrique New July 31, ● Computer Y* Unknown Sentence: 1 ***On June 9, 2009, Andrique
Baron York 2009 Trespass ⅓ to 4 years Baron was convicted of all 35
County, (1 count) *Another imprisonment counts presented to the jury. The
Relevant court Supreme ● Commerci Class E on each count charges stemmed from a diploma
documents Court al Bribe felony of computer scam run by Baron and others while
Receiving was also trespass, he served as Director of
in the First charged receiving a Admissions for Touro College. The
Degree (7 bribe, years-long scam, spanning from
counts) computer 2003 to 2007, involved exploiting a
● Computer tampering, loophole in the computer system to
Tampering and falsifying provide fabricated degrees,
in the Third business transcripts, and letters of
Degree (4 records, to run recommendations in exchange for
counts) concurrently. thousands of dollars. Degrees and
● Falsifying Sentence was certificates provided included
Business 1 year for falsified documentation required for
Records each count of teachers, physical therapists, and
in the the remaining nurses. On appeal, the convictions
First counts, of criminal possession of a forged
Degree currently with instrument were reduced to third
(14 each other degree, and the case was
counts) and otherwise affirmed with no
● Criminal consecutive to alteration in sentencing.
Possessio the 1 ⅓ to 4
n of a year sentence,
Forged for an
Instrument aggregate
in the sentence of 2
Second ⅔ to 8 years in
Degree (3 prison.
counts)
● Violation of

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 Education
Law § 224
(2) (5
counts)
● Attempted
Falsificatio
n of
Business
Records in
the First
Degree (1
count)

***Roger W. Seneca October 13, ● Insurance N Y* ***Original ***In August 2013, Roger Barto,
Barto County 2015 Fraud in Sentence: 6 then a Seneca County court judge,
Court the Third *Likely first- months in jail, falsely told police he was assaulted
Relevant court Degree time 5 years from behind with a toilet lid after
documents ● Falsifying offender probation to conducting an evening arraignment.
Business since the run concurrent Prosecutors argued that he
Records defendant with jail time, fabricated this claim in order to
in the was a and restitution receive prescription pain medication
First county of $41,477.20. through workers’ compensation. In
Degree judge. NY October 2015, Barto was convicted
● Defrauding state Appeal: of insurance fraud in the third
the typically Sentence degree, falsifying business records
Governme bars people unanimously in the first degree, defrauding the
nt who have affirmed. government, and falsely reporting
● Falsely been an incident in the third degree
Reporting convicted of following a 2-week jury trial. He was
an Incident a felony or sentenced to 6 months in jail and 5
in the Third misdemean years probation. In November 2016,
Degree or from Barto’s conviction and sentence
holding were unanimously affirmed.
public
office.

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Richard Brega Rockland December ● Falsifying Y Y* Sentence: 1 Between April and August of 2013,
County, 11, 2018* Business year Richard Brega used 10 “straw
Relevant court County Records *Brega had incarceration. donors”, including his family and
documents Court *Date of in the no prior employees of his company, Brega
sentencing First felony Transportation, to secretly funnel
following Degree convictions over $40,000 in campaign
plea deal (10 at the time donations to the 2013 county
counts) of his executive campaign of legislator
offense. Ilan Schoenberger. Brega ran
Rockland County’s bus system and
transported students on a multi-
million dollar contract. In May 2018,
Brega pleaded guilty to 1 count of
falsifying business records in the
first degree. In December 2018, he
was sentenced to 1 year of
incarceration to run concurrently
with his federal sentence of 4 years
and 2 months for a separate bribery
conviction.

Kerriann New September ● Falsifying Y* Y Sentence: On April 23, 2015, Kerriann Bryan,
Bryan York 28, 2015* Business 364 days a senior director at Pfizer, was
County, Records *Top incarceration. indicted by a grand jury for grand
Relevant court Supreme *Date of in the charge of larceny in the second degree. The
documents Court sentencing First guilty **Plea Deal** indictment alleged that between
following Degree (1 plea September 29, 2011, to April 1,
guilty plea count) 2014, Bryan “stole property” from
● Grand Pfizer and that property was valued
Larceny in at more than $50,000. She created
the a false invoice on behalf of Pfizer—
Second which she approved and submitted
Degree (1 in her position as director—for
count) purported services by her company
called KJB Consulting Services.
On June 12, 2015, Bryan pleaded

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 guilty to the lesser offense of
falsifying business records in the
first degree in connection with
submitting and approving a false
invoice for $9,855. She was
sentenced in September 2015 to
364 days in jail.

Christine Suffolk October 28, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Original In 2012, while working as an
Boylan County, 2015 Business Sentence: 6 employee at a retirement home
(Medford Supreme Records months (Medford), Christine Boylan
resident death Court in the incarceration participated in a coverup scheme to
case) First and 5 years conceal the sequence of events
Degree (2 probation. surrounding a resident’s death.
Relevant court counts) Boylan was indicted in early 2014
documents ● Willful Appeal: on 2 counts of falsifying business
Violation of Sentence records in the first degree,
Public affirmed. tampering with physical evidence,
Health Law obstructing governmental
(1 count – administration in the second
unclassifie degree, and willful violation of
d Public Health Laws.
misdemea She was convicted in 2015,
nor) following a jury trial, of falsifying
business records in the first degree
and willful violation of public health
law (an unclassified misdemeanor).
Boylan was sentenced in October
2015 to 6 months incarceration and
5 years probation. Her conviction
and sentence were affirmed on
appeal in 2021.

Victoria Suffolk October 28, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Original In 2012, while working as a nurse at
Caldwell County, 2015 Business Sentence: 45 a retirement home (Medford),
(Medford Supreme Records days Victoria Caldwell fabricated false

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resident death Court in the incarceration, statements after a resident died
case) First 5 years during her shift. While Caldwell was
Degree (4 probation. not assigned to the patient that
Relevant court counts) passed away, she lied in nursing
documents ● Willful Appeal: notes and to investigators that
Violation of Sentence when she had checked on the
Public affirmed. resident she was alive, when in fact
Health Law the resident had already been dead
(1 count – for approximately 2 hours.
unclassifie Caldwell was convicted of falsifying
d business records in the first degree
misdemea and willful violation of public health
nor) law following a jury trial in 2015.
She was sentenced to 45 days
incarceration and 5 years probation
for each of the 4 falsifying business
records counts (to run
concurrently). Her conviction and
sentence were affirmed in 2016,
with her sentence found not to be
excessive.

John E. Dote Oneida December ● Grand N Y* Sentence: 6 In or around the years 2005 to
County, 12, 2011* Larceny in months 2010, John Dote, while serving as
Relevant court Supreme the Dote incarceration, the chairman of Oneida County’s
documents Court *Date of Second pleaded 5 years of Independence Party, “routinely
sentencing Degree (1 guilty to a probation divert[ed] cash and checks” from
following count) misdemean supervision, party fundraisers into his own bank
guilty plea ● Scheme to or charge of restitution of accounts and used the money for
Defraud in working as $59,908. personal expenses. In October
the First an 2011, Dote pleaded guilty to 10
Degree (1 unlicensed counts, 1 count each of: grand
count) private larceny in the second degree,
● Falsifying investigator scheme to defraud in the first
Business in 2006, but degree, falsifying business records
Records had no prior in the first degree, perjury in the

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 in the felony second degree, money laundering
First convictions. in the third degree, criminal tax
Degree (1 fraud in the fifth degree, unlawful
count) use of campaign funds, failure to
account to party treasurer,
tampering with physical evidence
and criminal impersonation in the
second degree for falsely identifying
himself to be a police officer. He
was sentenced in December 2011
to 6 months incarceration, 5 years
of probation, and ordered to pay
restitution of $59,908.

Todd Ehren New March 5, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Sentence: 4 In connection with a commercial
York 2014* Business months bribery scheme involving electrical
Relevant court County, Records incarceration, contracting kickbacks, on
documents Supreme *Date of in the 5 years December 9, 2013, Vice President
Court sentencing First probation, of Purchasing at IG Federal
following Degree (1 forfeiture of Electrical Supply Corporation, Todd
guilty plea count) $650,000 and Ehren, pleaded guilty to 1 count of
● Criminal payment of falsifying business records in the
Tax Fraud $255,000 in first degree after he and Ira
in the back taxes. Freidman (see below) misclassified
Fourth approximately $1 million of their
Degree (1 **Plea Deal** respective salaries as business
count) expenses. On March 5, 2014, he
was sentenced to 4 months
incarceration.

Marianne Suffolk October 28, ● Falsifying Y* Unknown Original In 2012, while working as a nurse in
Fassino County, 2015 Business Sentence: 6 a nursing home (Medford),
(Medford Supreme Records *Another months of Marianne Fassino was involved in
resident death Court in the Class E incarceration the fabrication of false documents
case) First felony and 5 years after a patient died. Fassino, a
Degree (1 was also probation on registered nurse, was accused of

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Relevant court count) charged the 1 count of failing to respond to the visual and
documents ● Endangeri falsifying audio alarms for almost 2 hours
ng the business before the patient died when she
Welfare of records in the was in charge of that patient’s care.
an first degree. Fassino then engaged in a scheme
Incompete with her coworkers that involved a
nt or Sentence cover up about the events that
Physically Post-Appeal: transpired.
Disabled Modified In 2015, she was convicted and, in
Person in sentence: relation to the falsifying business
the First Deleting 5 records conviction, sentenced to 6
Degree (1 years months of incarceration and 5 years
count – probation and probation following a jury trial. On
class A reducing term appeal in 2019, Fassino’s sentence
misdemea of was deemed excessive and was
nor) incarceration reduced to 3 months incarceration.
● Willful from 6 to 3
Violation of months.
Public
Health Law
(2 counts)

Ira Freidman New January 23, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Sentence: 6 In connection with a commercial
York 2014* Business months bribery scheme involving electrical
Relevant court County, Records incarceration, contracting kickbacks, on
documents Supreme *Date of in the 4 ½ years December 9, 2013, Vice President
Court sentencing First probation, of Operations at IG Federal
following Degree (1 forfeiture of Electrical Supply Corporation, Ira
guilty plea count) $650,000 and Freidman, pleaded guilty to 1 count
● Criminal payment of of falsifying business records in the
Tax Fraud over $260,000 first degree after he and Todd
in the in back taxes. Ehren (see above) misclassified
Fourth more than $1 million of their
Degree (1 **Plea Deal** respective salaries as business
count) expenses. On January 23, 2014, he
was sentenced to 6 months

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 incarceration, 4 ½ years probation,
forfeiture of $650,000 and payment
of over $260,000 in back taxes.

Mark Livingsto September ● Falsifying Y Unknown Sentence: On On September 19, 2014, Mark
Krebbeks n 19, 2014 Business the conviction Krebbeks was convicted following a
County, Records of falsifying bench trial of falsifying business
Relevant court County in the business records in the first degree, among
documents Court First records in the other crimes.
Degree (2 first degree: 4 Charges arose in relation to a 2013
counts) months scheme to fraudulently receive
● Making a custody to be reimbursement for overdraft fees
Punishable served related to ATM withdrawals.
False intermittently. Krebbeks filed paperwork with the
Written Sentence will bank alleging that someone else
Statement commence on had utilized his debit card without
(1 count) Fridays at 6 his permission, despite photos
● Falsely pm and showing Krebbeks making the
Reporting continue until withdrawals himself.
an Incident Mondays at 6 Krebbeks was sentenced in
in the Third am. 5 years January 2015. The prosecution
Degree (1 probation. asked for 6 months incarceration to
count) Plus $375 demonstrate to the defendant that
dollars for a laws must be obeyed, citing the fact
surcharge and that Krebbeks refused to accept
fee. responsibility for his crimes, despite
“overwhelming proof.” On the
falsifying business records counts,
the judge sentenced Krebbeks to 4
months incarceration to be served
intermittently from Fridays at 6 pm
to Mondays at 6 am and 5 years
probation, in addition to $375 for a
surcharge and fees.
Krebbeks appealed this case,
contending lack of evidence. His

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 appeal was rejected and the
judgment was unanimously
affirmed.

Kimberly Suffolk October 28, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Original In 2012, while working as a nurse in
Lappe County, 2015 Business Sentence: 6 a nursing home (Medford), Kimberly
(Medford Supreme Records months Lappe was involved in the
resident death Court in the incarceration, fabrication of false documents after
case) First period of a patient died. Lappe was accused
Degree (2 probation of 5 of failing to respond to visual and
counts) years on each audio alarms for almost 2 hours and
Relevant court ● Endangeri conviction of subsequently wrote in notes the
documents ng the falsifying next day that she had responded
Welfare of business and confirmed the patient was in
an records in the stable condition. On October 28,
Incompete first degree, to 2015, Lappe was convicted of all
nt or run charges and sentenced, in relation
Physically concurrently. to the 2 falsifying business records
Disabled convictions, to 6 months jail time
Person (1 Sentence and a period of 5 years probation,
count – post-Appeal: to run concurrently.
class A Modified On appeal, on February 20, 2019,
misdemea sentence: the sentence in relation to falsifying
nor) Deleting 5 business records was reduced for
● Willful years excessiveness from 6 months to 3
Violation of probation and months.
Public reducing term
Health of
Laws (2 incarceration
counts) from 6 to 3
months on
each
conviction of
falsifying
business
records in the

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 first degree, to
run
concurrently.

Richard Richmon October 27, ● Falsifying Y N* Sentence: Richard Luthmann was indicted by
Luthmann d 2020* Business Time served a federal grand jury on November
County, Records *Luthmann (40 months) 30, 2017, for 11 crimes, including
Relevant court Supreme *Date of in the had no prioron the wire fraud, aggravated identity theft,
documents Court sentencing First felony falsifying money laundering, and extortion.
following Degree (3 convictions business On March 18, 2019, he pleaded
plea deal counts) at the time records guilty to 1 count of conspiracy to
● Election of his counts. commit wire fraud and a second
Law offense, count of conspiracy to commit
Violations although he **Plea Deal** extortion. He was sentenced in
(2 counts) had September 2019 to 2, 4-year terms
● Grand pleaded of imprisonment, to run
Larceny in guilty in his concurrently. At his
the Third federal case sentencing hearing, Luthmann
Degree before his admitted to having created
state court Facebook and Twitter pages,
conviction. impersonating local candidates for
various Staten Island government
positions, in order to influence
primary races. That admission
resulted in a separate state court
matter. In October 2020, Luthmann
pleaded guilty to 3 counts of
falsifying business records in the
first degree, 2 counts of election law
violations, and 1 count of grand
larceny. Luthmann was sentenced
to time served on the falsifying
business records counts and to 2
years probation in each case to run
concurrently in respect to the
election law violations.

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Ana Paula Albany May 13, ● Criminal N Y* Original Ana Paula Monteiro allegedly
Monteiro County, 2010 Possessio Sentence: 6 participated in a mortgage fraud
Supreme n of a *Monteiro to 20 years scheme orchestrated by her fiancé
Relevant court Court Forged would have incarceration Aaron Dare, which involved altering
documents Instrument likely been with paperwork to inflate loans and
in the deported if $1,741,609.98 redirected a portion of the loan
Second convicted of in restitution.proceeds to their personal
Degree (3 a felony accounts. In 2009, Dare pleaded
counts) previously. Appeal: guilty to 2 counts of grand larceny
● Falsifying This is Sentence in the second degree and was
Business therefore a upheld in 2012 sentenced to 13 years in prison
Records likely first then reversed based upon state and related
in the felony and remanded federal charges, as the mastermind
First conviction. in 2017 based of the scheme. Conversely,
Degree (9 However, on ineffective Monteiro was charged as an
counts) we have assistance of “accessory” to the scheme due to
● Scheme to found no counsel due to her position as a loan officer for
Defraud in information lack of Dare’s business entities. Monteiro
the First related to understanding was convicted at trial of falsifying
Degree (1 prior about risks of business records in the first degree
count) misdemean deportation along with other offenses. Her
● Failure to or charges. resulting from sentence was initially upheld in
File an conviction. 2012, but was overturned on appeal
Income in 2017 based on ineffective
Tax Return assistance of counsel due to a lack
(2 counts) of understanding about risks of
● Filing a deportation should she be
False and convicted at trial.
Fraudulent
Tax Return
(2 counts)

Clarence Kings September ● Falsifying Y Y Original In October 2003, a grand jury

Norman, Jr. County, 25, 2005 Business Sentence: 2 returned an indictment against
(1) Supreme Records *Another to 6 years Clarence Norman, a New York
Court in the Class E incarceration.* state assemblyman, that alleged he

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Relevant court First felony failed to report thousands of dollars
documents Degree (4 was also Appeal: in illegal campaign contributions in
counts) charged Sentence his reports to the state’s
● Offering a affirmed. Board of Elections. In September
False 2005, Norman was convicted of 2
Instrument felony New York campaign law
for Filing in *Sentence violations for soliciting illegal
the First includes contributions in his 2000 and 2002
Degree (2 related primary campaigns for his seat in
counts) convictions the NY State Assembly, as well as
● Violation of (see Clarence 1 felony and 1 misdemeanor count
Election Norman (2) of falsifying business records of
Law (4 below). those contributions and preventing
counts) the making of a true entry and
causing the omission of an entry in
the State Board of Elections’
records.

Clarence King December ● Grand N Y Original On December 15, 2005, prior to

Norman, Jr. County, 15, 2005 Larceny in Sentence: 2 trial, 1 of the counts of falsifying
(2) Supreme the Third to 6 years business records in the first degree,
Court Degree (1 incarceration.* and all 3 of the counts of election
Relevant court count) law violations were dismissed.
documents ● Falsifying Appeal: Clarence Norman stood trial on the
Business Sentence rest of the charges and was
Records affirmed. convicted of the remaining charges:
in the grand larceny in the third degree,
First *Sentence falsifying business records in the
Degree (2 includes first degree, and offering a false
counts) related instrument for filing in the first
● Offering a convictions degree. These charges stemmed
False (see Clarence from Norman depositing a $5,000
Instrument Norman (1) contribution to his campaign into his
for Filing in above). personal bank account and then
the First falsifying related campaign records
Degree (1 on October 31, 2001. In January

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 count) 2006, he was sentenced to 2 to 6
years incarceration for the
conviction in this trial and another
trial for related charges, labeled
here as Clarence Norman (1). On
appeal the sentence was affirmed.

Ciara Peterkin Nassau June 10, ● Falsifying Y Unknown Original On June 10, 2008, Ciara Peterkin
County, 2008 Business Sentence: 5 was convicted of falsifying business
Relevant court Superior Records years records in the first degree and was
documents Court, in the probation and sentenced to 5 years probation and
County First restitution of restitution of $19,306 + 5%.
Court Degree (1 $19,306 + 5%. Subsequently, Peterkin violated a
count) condition of probation and was
● Grand Appeal: incarcerated.
Larceny in Affirmed
the Third sentence of
Degree (1 imprisonment
count) due to
violation of
condition of
probation.

**Plea Deal**

***Ruben R. Monroe April 23, *** Y *** N ***Original Ruben R. Smith pleaded guilty to
Smith County 2015* ● Falsifying Sentence: 1 falsification of business records in
Court Business ½ to 3 years the first degree on April 23, 2015,
Relevant court *Date of Records incarceration on the condition that, at sentencing,
documents sentencing in the “with shock the Court would admit him to a
following First camp,” and shock incarceration program. This
plea deal Degree (5 restitution of condition went unfulfilled, and Smith
counts) $712.76. appealed. On appeal, the appellate
court ruled that the trial court had
Appeal: Guilty no authority to assure him of
plea vacated. admission into a shock

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 incarceration program or to impose
**Plea Deal** such a part of the sentence, and so
Smith was entitled to vacate his
guilty plea.

Wifredo Sosa- New December ● Identity N Y* Original On December 15, 2016, Wilfredo
Campana York 15, 2016 Theft in the Sentence: 7 Sosa-Campana was convicted of
County, Second *Sosa- days identity theft in the second degree,
Relevant court Supreme Degree (1 Campana incarceration 2 counts of falsifying business
documents Court count) had been for the records in the first and second
● Falsifying convicted in conviction of degrees, 3 counts of falsifying
Business the Bronx of falsifying business records in the second
Records a business degree, and aggravated unlicensed
in the misdemean records in the operation of a motor vehicle in the
First or for first degree third degree. (State asked that if the
Degree (5 driving and a fine of fact finder not convict on counts of
counts) without a $500. falsifying business records in the
● Aggravate license and first degree to instead convict in the
d was a Appeal: second degree.) These charges
Unlicensed suspect in Sentence stemmed from 2 incidents. On July
Operation several affirmed. 7, 2013, Sosa-Campana assumed
of a Motor federal the identity of another individual
Vehicle in investigatio with a fraudulent Pennsylvania I.D.
the Third ns, but had while providing information to the
Degree (1 no prior New York State Department of
count) felony Motor Vehicles. On October 28,
convictions. 2014, Sosa-Campana once again
committed identity theft by
presenting the fraudulent
Pennsylvania I.D. to the New York
State Police Department. On both
of these days, Sosa-Campana also
drove a motor vehicle unlicensed.
Sosa-Campana appealed on a
sufficiency claim and a charging
error. The appeals court

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 unanimously affirmed.

Allen New January 10, ● Grand N Y Sentence: 5 On August 18, 2022, former Trump
Weisselberg York 2023* Larceny in months Organization Chief Financial Officer
County, the incarceration Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to
Relevant court Supreme *Date of Second and 5 years all 15 charges contained in an
documents Court sentencing Degree (1 probation as indictment, which alleged tax
following count) well as evasion and fraud. The plea deal
plea deal ● Criminal approximately included a sentence of 5 months in
Tax Fraud $2 million in jail followed by 5 years probation in
in the Third back taxes, exchange for testifying in the Trump
Degree (3 penalties, and Organization’s criminal tax fraud
counts) interest. trial. Following Weisselberg’s plea,
● Scheme to District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated,
Defraud in **Plea Deal** “Allen Weisselberg admitted in
the First court that he used his position at
Degree (1 the Trump Organization to bilk
count) taxpayers and enrich himself.”
● Conspiracy
in the
Fourth
Degree (1
count)
● Criminal
Tax Fraud
in the
Fourth
Degree (1
count)
● Offering a
False
Instrument
for Filing in
the First
Degree (4

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 counts)
● Falsifying
Business
Records
in the
First
Degree (4
counts)

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 Table 2: Other Representative Comparable FBR Cases Resulting in Incarceration*
*All cases in this table have a sentence of incarceration, but these defendants had prior felony convictions, or their prior conviction
status was unknown, making them slightly less on-point although still relevant.

Fields marked with 3 asterisks (***) were updated on July 17, 2024, based on details learned from additional case files that became
available after original publication. The additional information does not change the analysis in the accompanying article.

DEFENDANT TRIAL DATE OF LIST OF FBR TOP FIRST-TIME SENTENCE FACTS ALLEGED & CASE
NAME COURT ORIGINAL CHARGES CHARGE FELONY SUMMARY
VERDICT ? (Y/N) OFFENDER
RENDERED
? (Y/N)

***Richard ***New January 19, *** N Unknown Sentence: 2 to Between September 2001 and
Garaventa, York 2010* ● Grand 6 years in December 2008, Richard
Jr. County, Larceny in prison and Garaventa, Jr., a Morgan Stanley
Supreme *Date of the First restitution in vice president, issued 50 checks
Relevant Court sentencing Degree (1 the form of from an in-house Morgan Stanley
court following count) asset forfeiture account and then deposited the
documents plea deal ● Criminal (home, 2 cars, checks into a J.P.Morgan Chase &
Possessio bank Co. bank account in the name of
n of Stolen accounts). NY Transfer Corp., which
Property in Garaventa incorporated. In total,
the First Garaventa stole $2.51 million from
Degree (1 Morgan Stanley and used this
count) money for personal expenses
● Falsifying including mortgage payments,
Business airline tickets, and jewelry. In July
Records 2009, Garaventa pleaded guilty to
in the grand larceny and falsifying
First business records in the first degree.
Degree (1 He was subsequently sentenced in
count) January 2010 to 2 to 6 years in
● Grand prison and restitution in the form of

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 Larceny in forfeiture of his personal assets.
the
Second
Degree
(23
counts)
● Grand
Larceny in
the Third
Degree
(17
counts)

Debora K. Erie January 22, ● Grand N Unknown* Original Between December 12, 2008, and
Gramza County 2014* Larceny in Sentence: July 29, 2013, Debora Gramza, in
Court the *This article Concurrent her capacity as bookkeeper at
Relevant *Date of Second supports sentences of 2 Accadia Site Contracting, Inc.,
court sentencing Degree (1 yes. ⅓ to 7 years forged checks to herself and
documents following count) for grand falsified the check register without
plea deal ● Falsifying larceny in the her employer’s permission. In total,
Business second she stole $704,353.46 from Accadia
Records degree, 1 to 3 Site Contracting, Inc. In October
in the years for 2013, Gramza pleaded guilty to
First falsifying grand larceny in the second degree,
Degree (1 business falsifying business records in the
count) records in the first degree, and offering a false
● Offering a first degree, instrument for filing in the first
False and 1 to 3 degree. She subsequently was
Instrument years for sentenced in January 2014 to
for Filing offering a false concurrent sentences of 2 ⅓ to 7
First instrument for years incarceration for grand
Degree (1 filing in the first larceny in the second degree, 1 to 3
count) degree. years incarceration for falsifying
business records in the first degree,
Appeal: and 1 to 3 years for offering a false
Sentence instrument for filing in the first

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 affirmed. degree. In June 2016, Gramza’s
conviction and sentence were
affirmed.

Scott J. Suffolk March 31, ● Grand N N Original In 2013, Scott Meyer was arrested
Meyer * County, 2015 Larceny in Sentence: 4 ⅓ for stealing money from his clients
County the *Court to 13 years in his capacity as a certified public
Relevant Court Second records and incarceration accountant. Meyer would write
court Degree (6 news articles (1 ⅓ to 4 years checks to himself, abusing his
documents counts) indicate that on each count authority as a client’s accountant. In
● Criminal Meyer had of falsifying total, he stole $800,000 from his
Possessio previously business clients. Meyer pleaded guilty in
n of a been records in the March 2015 to grand larceny in the
Forged convicted of first degree) second degree, criminal possession
Instrument 2 federal and $31,836 of of a forged instrument in the second
in the felony restitution. degree, falsifying business records
Second offenses for in the first degree, and grand
Degree misappropria **Plea Deal** larceny in the third degree. In
(15 tion of funds August 2015, he was subsequently
counts) and Appeal: The sentenced to 4 ⅓ to 13 years of
● Falsifying conspiracy. judgment was incarceration and $31,836 of
Business affirmed after restitution. In October 2018,
Records Meyer waived Meyer’s conviction following his
in the his right to guilty plea and sentence were
First appeal by affirmed.
Degree (2 pleading guilty.
counts)
● Grand
Larceny in
the Third
Degree (1
count)

Terrell Murray Monroe January 24, ● Insurance N Unknown Sentence: 2 ⅓ On August 18, 2012, Terell Murray
County, 2014 Fraud in to 7 years and and his wife Christina Murray set
Relevant Supreme the Third $8,000 in the home they lived in on fire in an

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court Court Degree (1 restitution for “insurance-for-profit arson.” After
documents count) insurance the fire, the couple filed an
● Falsifying fraud and 1 to insurance claim attempting to
Business 3 years for recover the cash value of items of
Records falsifying property that were “ostensibly” lost
in the business in the house fire. Terrell Murray was
First records to run convicted of insurance fraud in the
Degree (3 concurrently. third degree and 1 count of
counts) falsifying business records in the
● Insurance first degree following a jury trial in
Fraud in January 2014 (in 2021, Christina
the Fifth Murray’s conviction was
Degree (2 overturned). Of the 6 total counts in
counts) the indictment, 3 of those counts
were for falsifying business records
in the first degree, one of which was
later dismissed. The jury convicted
Terrell Murray on 1 of the remaining
counts while acquitting him on the
other. He was subsequently
sentenced to 2 ⅓ to 7 years of
incarceration and $8,000 in
restitution for insurance fraud and 1
to 3 years incarceration for falsifying
business records to run
concurrently. Terrell Murray’s
sentence was upheld in July 2020.

Gilberto A. Ulster February 17, ● Grand N N Original On February 17, 2017, Gilberto A.
Nunez County, 2017 Larceny in Sentence: 1 to Nunez was convicted of grand
County the Third 3 years larceny in the third degree,
Relevant Court Degree (1 incarceration insurance fraud in the third degree,
court count) for each of the and 5 counts of falsifying business
documents ● Insurance 7 counts, to records in the first degree (indicted
Fraud in run April 15, 2015). These charges
the Third concurrently, arose from an insurance fraud

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 Degree (1 with $9,420 in Nunez orchestrated from February
count) restitution. 2014 to June 2014. Nunez
● Falsifying attempted to defraud Preferred
Business Appeal: Mutual Insurance Company by
Records Sentence fraudulently stealing property in the
in the affirmed. value of $8,400. Nunez was
First sentenced to 1 to 3 years on each
Degree (5 count to run concurrently.
counts)

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