A Tulsa gentleman admitted Tuesday to one particular depend of wire fraud as portion of a plan to defraud a Bartlesville car dealership in which he worked at the time.
William Ray Turner, 31, admitted in Tulsa federal courtroom that he utilised a different person’s identification devoid of authorization to post a mortgage application for a vehicle that was later transferred to a person else, who manufactured payments to Turner.
Turner also admitted obtaining a fee for the sale of the 2019 Kia Sorento, which price tag approximately $33,000.
“William Turner exploited his place when he stole an identification and utilized it to post a bogus personal loan application for the obtain of a motor vehicle,” stated U.S. Legal professional Clint Johnson. “He then illegally profited from the criminal offense by obtaining a commission and promoting the SUV to a private acquaintance.
“This U.S. Attorney’s Office environment is fully commited to entirely prosecuting white-collar criminals, like Turner, who defraud employers and the banking technique.”
Turner pleaded guilty to only a person depend of the 27-depend indictment a grand jury returned in October, charging him with multiple counts of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment alleged that Turner, whilst doing the job at the dealership, utilized the stolen identification of some others throughout the U.S. to fraudulently invest in 27 motor vehicles at a cost of $1.2 million.
Prosecutors agreed to drop the remaining counts at sentencing, need to the decide accept the plea agreement.
Turner labored at the dealership, Patriot Chevrolet, from about May 2019 to February 2021, according to court docket documents. Restitution to the dealership will be essential with the volume to be established at his sentencing.
The utmost statutory sentence is 20 many years of imprisonment and a great up to $250,000 or 2 times the obtain or reduction prompted by Turner’s steps.