United States Attorney Michael J. Moore,
Middle District of Georgia, announced that a federal grand jury in Macon,
Georgia has charged William Scott Frazier, age 42, and Heather Frazier, age 36,
residents of Columbus, Georgia, in a 20-count indictment charging violations of
wire fraud, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343; fraud and false
statements, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001; misprision of a felony,
Title 18 United States Code, Section 4; and possession of a firearm by a
convicted felon, Title 18 United States Code, Section 922(g).
The indictment, returned on August 14,
2012, alleges that the defendants did knowingly and unlawfully combine,
conspire, confederate, agree, and have a tacit understanding with each other to
commit offenses against the United States.
The charges in this indictment are the
result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Criminal indictments are only charges
and not evidence of guilt. The defendants are presumed to be innocent until and
unless proven guilty.
An initial appearance is scheduled for
today, August 21, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. before the Honorable M. Stephen Hyles,
United States Magistrate Judge.
William Frazier faces the following
penalties:
■Wire fraud: 1-20 years in prison, a
fine of up to $250,000, a $100 mandatory assessment, up to three years of
supervised release
■Firearms: 1-10 years in prison, a fine
of up to $25,000, a $100 mandatory assessment, up to three years of supervised
release
Heather Frazier faces the following
penalties:
■False statements: 1-5 years in prison,
a fine of up to $250,000, a $100 mandatory assessment, up to two years of
supervised release
■Misprision of a felony: 1-3 years in
prison, a fine of up to $250,000, a $100 mandatory assessment, up to two years
of supervised release
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