Jackson, Miss. – David Hawthorne, 36, of Long Beach, pled
guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to making false
declarations before a federal grand jury, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst
and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
On December 8, 2015, Hawthorne appeared before a federal
grand jury in Jackson and proceeded to offer false testimony regarding having
traveled with another individual to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the purpose
of purchasing an expensive boat. He testified to the federal grand jury in
great detail about this supposed trip with his companion. However, no such trip
ever took place. This meant that the bill of sale reflecting the purchase of
the boat in south Florida, which was provided by his companion to the FBI, was
in fact fraudulent. In pleading guilty, Hawthorne admitted to Judge Wingate
that his testimony before the federal grand jury was in fact false.
Hawthorne will be sentenced by Judge Wingate in Jackson on
June 8, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison
followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine.
Hurst praised the investigative work conducted by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay Golden
who prosecuted the case.
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