RALEIGH—United States Attorney Thomas G.
Walker announced that today a federal grand jury has returned an eight-count
criminal indictment charging Stephen A. LaRoque, 48, of Kinston, North
Carolina, with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds, in violation
of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666(a)(1)(A), and engaging in monetary
transactions involving property derived from certain specified unlawful
activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1957.
The maximum penalty for each count is up
to 10 years’ imprisonment.
An indictment contains allegations that
a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent until
and unless proven guilty in court.
The case involves a joint investigation
by the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Division, the United
States Department of Agriculture, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.
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