A Georgia man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a former political candidate and four other Louisiana residents. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Chase Duncan Campbell, from Cobb County, Georgia, received a sentence of six months in prison followed by 18 months of home detention. The home detention is part of a three-year supervised release term.
Campbell had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud under Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. In addition to the prison time and home detention, he was ordered to pay $446,302.23 in restitution to his victims and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Court documents show that between November 2020 and at least May 2024, Campbell and others engaged in several fraudulent schemes. These included defrauding a political candidate with fake campaign services; taking about $236,867 from one victim through false real estate purchases; obtaining roughly $83,268 from another victim through fraudulent real estate and title work claims; and defrauding two more victims out of approximately $112,328 as part of a fake legal defense scheme. The group used fake aliases and occupations, burner phone numbers for communication, and fraudulent invoices.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson acknowledged the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in investigating the case. Assistant United States Attorney Chandra Menon from the Public Integrity Unit prosecuted the case.
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