Two people have been found guilty of defrauding US logistics company National Air Cargo of $5m in a wire fraud scheme that lasted two years.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado found married couple Michael Aaron Tew and Kimberly Ann Tew guilty of fraud following a guilty verdict by a federal jury in Denver on February 15. Sentencing will be held at a later date.
The Department of Justice said that according to the facts established at trial, beginning in 2018, the couple conspired to defraud National Air Cargo through the submission of dozens of false invoices for services and items that were never provided.
“Financial crimes are serious, and this verdict shows there are consequences to such actions,” said US Attorney Cole Finegan. “We thank both IRS CI and the FBI for their exceptional work and partnership on this long-running investigation, which helps to ensure that fraudsters are held accountable for their actions.”
“IRS CI special agents are the federal law enforcement’s premier financial investigators, and we will continue to lead the way in investigating tax cases and financial crimes,” said Todd Martin, special agent in charge, Denver Field Office.
He added: “This verdict is an example of the impressive work of our special agents and reinforces the fact that we work diligently to investigate tax crimes. We are proud to have assisted the US Attorney’s Office and the FBI in unraveling the Tew’s sophisticated scheme and holding them accountable for evading their taxes and stealing from National Air Cargo."
IRS CI and the FBI conducted the investigation.
National Air Cargo is headquartered in Florida and offers domestic and international airfreight capacity, as well as air charter options.
The airline has operational hubs in Buffalo in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Madrid, Dubai, Djibouti, Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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