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Date: 05-28-2016
Case Style: United States of America v. Timothy Sherwood
Case Number: 3:15-cr-30141-MAM
Judge: Mark A. Moreno
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (Hughes County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Meghan N. Dilges
Defendant's Attorney: Edward G. Albright
Description: Pierre, SD - Pierre Man Sentenced for Conversion of Mortgaged Property
Timothy Sherwood, age 36, was sentenced, a Pierre, South Dakota, man charged with Conversion of Mortgaged Property pled guilty to and was sentenced to five years of unsupervised probation, $25 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund, and $65,095.34 in restitution to the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
The conviction stems from an incident that occurred between December 12, 2011, and September 30, 2012, wherein Sherwood was provided a loan in the amount of $76,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administered by the FSA, to purchase sheep and cover expenses related to their care. Sherwood then sold the sheep without FSA approval, and deposited the proceeds of the sales into his personal banking account, rather than the FSA banking account as was required by the loan agreement. Following the sales, Sherwood did not buy any more sheep and did not remit the proceeds to the FSA to repay his loan balance as required. Sherwood instead spent large amounts of money on personal, non-ranch expenses.
The investigation was conducted by the FSA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Inspector General.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to five years of unsupervised probation, was ordered to pay $25 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund, and was ordered to pay $65,095.34 in restitution.
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