Florida州Destin两男子被联邦起诉：Christopher Brossett与Brady Howard被控保险诈骗计划共7项罪名，审判定12月14日
美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室10月28日宣布，住 Florida 州 Destin 的 Christopher Jason Brossett（45岁）与 Brady Allen Howard（59岁）已被联邦大陪审团起诉，共面临7项罪名，包括共谋电汇欺诈与电汇欺诈；Brossett 另被加控2项洗钱罪名。检察官办公室的新闻稿未披露该计划的涉案金额与具体手法。起诉仅为大陪审团提出的指控、不是有罪证据，两名被告在被证明有罪之前均推定无罪。
据检察官办公室说明，二人已在联邦治安法官 Hope T. Cannon 前出庭提审。陪审团审判定于2026年12月14日上午8时30分在联邦法官 M. Casey Rodgers 前举行。若罪名成立，二人就共谋与电汇欺诈各罪名每项最高面临20年监禁，Brossett 就洗钱罪名每项另最高面临10年监禁。
本案由联邦检察官 John P. Heekin 宣布，国税局刑事调查局（IRS-CI）与 Florida 州金融服务部保险欺诈局负责调查，助理联邦检察官 Jeffrey M. Tharp 负责起诉。
Two Destin, Florida Men Indicted in Federal Court: Christopher Brossett and Brady Howard Face Seven Counts in Alleged Insurance Fraud Scheme, Trial Set for December 14
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced on October 28 that Christopher Jason Brossett, 45, and Brady Allen Howard, 59, both of Destin, Florida, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on seven counts that include conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Brossett was additionally indicted on two counts of money laundering. The U.S. Attorney's Office release did not disclose the amount of money involved in the alleged scheme or its specific mechanics. An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury and is not evidence of guilt; both defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at trial.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Brossett and Howard appeared in federal court for arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon. A jury trial is scheduled for December 14, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. before District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers. If convicted, each man faces up to 20 years in prison on the conspiracy and wire fraud counts, and Brossett faces up to 10 additional years on each money laundering count.
U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin announced the charges. The case was investigated by IRS Criminal Investigation and the Florida Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Insurance Fraud, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey M. Tharp.
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图片来源：图：位于 Pensacola 的 Winston E. Arnow 联邦大楼（佛罗里达北区联邦地区法院所在地），本案起诉与审判在此区进行。照片：Carol M. Highsmith 摄，公共领域（美国国会图书馆藏），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Winston E. Arnow Federal Building in Pensacola, seat of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, where the case was indicted and is set for trial. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, public domain (Library of Congress), via Wikimedia Commons.
