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Date: 07-17-2019
Case Style:
United States of America v. Nadine Nzuega Robinson
Case Number: 3:17-cr-00081-RGE-SBJ
Judge: Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Scott County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Clifford R. Cronk, III, Craig P. Gaumer
Defendant's Attorney: Terence L. McAtee
Description:
Davenport, IA - Georgia Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Money Laundering in Case Involving Theft of University of Iowa Employee Identifications
Nadine Nzuega Robinson, age 39, from Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a scheme to obtain federal tax refunds by fraud using the identification information of dozens of University of Iowa employees.
Robinson was the owner/operator of a check cashing business in Doralville, Georgia. The bank account of this business was used by Robinson to launder hundreds of money orders purchased with the proceeds of the fraudulently obtained tax refunds. More than $450,000 in tax refunds of University of Iowa employees was obtained fraudulently through this scheme and more than $5,000,000 in fraudulently obtained funds passed through the account during March and April of 2015. In June of 2015, Robinson purchased a residence in Atlanta with the proceeds of the fraud. Robinson was ordered to forfeit the residence. Robinson was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment and to pay $100 towards the Crime Victims’ Fund.
This investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations and the case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.
Outcome: MONEY LAUNDERING - LARCENY AND THEFT, BANK; 18:1956(h); Money Laundering Conspiracy
(2) Defendant is sentenced to the custody of the BOP for a term of 120 months on count 1. Upon release, Defendant shall serve a supervised release term of 3 years. Restitution ordered in amounts of $650 and $75,000. $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund Assessment. Forfeiture ordered in accordance with order of forfeiture.
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