United States of America v. Haitem Taylor Abid

Honolulu, Hawaii, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud by wire, radio or television in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, which provides:



Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, transmits or causes to be transmitted by means of wire, radio, or television communication in interstate or foreign commerce, any writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), or affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.

SENTENCE: Imprisonment: FORTY-NINE (49) MONTHS as to each of Counts 6, 17, and 32, to run concurrently; and TWENTY-FOUR (24) MONTHS as to Count 22, to run consecutively to all other counts, for a total of SEVEN-THREE (73) MONTHS. Supervised Release: THREE (3) YEARS as to each of Counts 6, 17, and 32, and ONE (1) YEAR as to Count 22, all to run concurrently. Fine: None imposed. Restitution: $521,695.67 Special Assessment: $400 ($100 per count).