Jonesport Man Sentenced to 3+ Years for Wire Fraud

Jonesport Man Sentenced to 3+ Years for Wire Fraud

The following press release was published by the USAO - Maine on July 22. It is reproduced in full below.

BANGOR, Maine: A Jonesport man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.

U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., sentenced Donald McMahon, 34, to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Wilcox pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2022.

According to court records, from April 2020 through October 2020, McMahon embezzled approximately $100,000 from a bank account belonging to an estate being probated in Washington County. McMahon obtained unauthorized access to the estate account and utilized PayPal to transfer funds for his own use.

The FBI and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case.

Source: USAO - Maine

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