United States of America v. Dustin Cole Mosley and Jason Robert Riel

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Dustin Cole Mosley, 40, and Jason Robert Riel, 41, created a shell safety services and supplies business, which billed the ARC for fake safety services and supplies purportedly provided to the ARC. Mosley worked as the ARC’s Safety Manager, and it entrusted him to approve invoices for safety services and supplies provided to the ARC. They concocted and executed a scheme for them to steal money from Mosley’s employer, the Alabama River Cellulose plant (“ARC”), in Monroe County, Alabama. He approved payment to his friend’s shell company more than 20 times, for a total of nearly $1,300,000, which the pair split. The Court sentenced Mosley to serve 18 months in prison and Riel to one year and one day in prison and ordered them both to pay restitution. Mosley received a harsher sentence based on his violation of a position of trust.

“Financial crimes leave paper trails that we and our investigative partners—here, the FBI—can and do follow. It’s only a matter of time before they are caught. Whatever short-term monetary benefit they received evaporates, replaced by prison time, and repayment of the money they stole.” U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello said. “Together with our law enforcement partners, we will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute anyone who victimizes businesses to line their own pockets.”
The FBI’s Mobile Division investigated the case. Its Special Agent in Charge, Sara Jones stated, “The FBI is committed to investigating those who exploit the American people for financial gain and seeing through the prosecution of those individuals. These sentences are another example of our collaborative efforts to combat criminal activity in conjunction with our partner agencies. The hard work of our agents and professional staff, along with a dedicated United States Attorney’s Office, assures that these criminals will not go unpunished for their actions.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex F. Lankford, IV, prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

Imprisonment 18 months with recommendations to the BOP (1) that the defendant be imprisoned at an institution where mental health treatment is available; SRT 3 years, with special conditions (1) mental health evalutation & treatment (2) model search condition (3) credit restriction. Restitution: $1,292,200.72 to Alabama River Cellulose, to be paid joint and severally with co-defendant Riel. SA $100.00. Defendant allowed to voluntarily surrender.