Date: 11-09-2015

Case Style: United States of America v. Pete Hoggins, and Hani Sobhi Alshaikh a/k/a "Danny"

Case Number: 0:15-cr-60102-WJZ

Judge: WJZ

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Miami-Dade County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Alicia E. Shick

Defendant's Attorney: Jonathan S. Friedman for Hani Sobhi Alshaikh

Timothy Day - FPD for Pete Hoggins

Description: Miami, FL - Two Individuals Sentenced for Endorsing and Cashing Stolen and Fraudulently Obtained United States Treasury Checks

Two individuals from the Southern District of Florida were sentenced for endorsing and cashing stolen and fraudulently obtained United States Treasury checks.

Pete Hoggins, 32, was sentenced to 61 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Hani Sobhi Alshaikh, a/k/a “Danny”, 35, was sentenced to 11 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The defendants were also ordered to pay joint and several restitution in the amount of $150,008.05. Hoggins and Alshaikh previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit forgery and theft of public money, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Hoggins also pled guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.

According to court documents, Alshaikh worked at a gas station in Pompano Beach, Florida. On multiple occasions from December 2011 to January 2014, Hoggins brought Alshaikh stolen and fraudulently obtained Treasury checks to cash at this gas station. Hoggins and Alshaikh forged the payees’ endorsements on the Treasury checks. Alshaikh then deposited those checks into several different business checking accounts that he had opened at various banks in the name of his company, HSA Investment Group.

The total number of victims in the scheme was more than 50, but less than 250. The total amount of intended loss was more than $200,000 but less than $250,000.

Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of IRS-CI.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Outcome: See above

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