56万美元伪造国库支票专程赴怀俄明州兑付：佛罗里达男子Daniel Keith McDougal被判70个月监禁
美国司法部怀俄明区联邦检察官办公室宣布，现年37岁、住在佛罗里达州 Orlando 的 Daniel Keith McDougal 因主导一个针对怀俄明州一家金融机构的跨州诈骗计划，被判处70个月联邦监禁，其后五年监督释放，并被命令支付27,000美元赔偿。
判决由联邦地区法官 Alan B. Johnson 作出。此前，McDougal 在2026年8月经过为期五天的陪审团审理后，被裁定递送伪造的美国国库支票、银行诈骗、串谋实施银行诈骗以及串谋诈骗美国等罪名成立。
审理中出示的证据显示，2023年1月，McDougal 与同伙 Kennard Bouk 专程从佛罗里达州前往怀俄明州，唯一目的就是在 Cheyenne 的一家银行兑付一张金额为560,625美元的伪造美国国库支票。Bouk 此前已就其在该计划中的角色承认银行诈骗罪，并于2024年5月被判处41个月监禁、支付27,000美元赔偿。
联邦检察官 Darin Smith 表示：「无论计划多么精心策划，都抵挡不住本办公室、税务管理监察长办公室（TIGTA）与特勤局的联合努力。外州诈骗者将在怀俄明州依联邦法律被完全追究责任。」TIGTA 特别探员主管 Krystofor Proev 表示，该机构严肃对待一切涉及递送伪造美国国库支票的调查。
此案由 TIGTA 与美国特勤局调查，助理联邦检察官 Margaret Vierbuchen 主办起诉，案件编号为 26-CR-00168。司法部表示，此案属于其新设的国家欺诈执法部门的工作范围，该部门专门调查与起诉针对美国公民及由纳税人出资项目的欺诈。
Florida Man Daniel Keith McDougal Sentenced to 70 Months for Traveling to Wyoming to Cash a $560,625 Counterfeit Treasury Check
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming announced that Daniel Keith McDougal, 37, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for leading a multi-state fraud scheme that targeted a Wyoming financial institution. He was also ordered to pay $27,000 in restitution.
The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson, follows McDougal's conviction by a federal jury in August 2026. Following a five-day jury trial, McDougal was found guilty of passing a counterfeit U.S. Treasury check, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
Evidence presented at trial showed that McDougal and a co-conspirator, Kennard Bouk, traveled from Florida to Wyoming in January 2023 with the sole purpose of cashing a counterfeit $560,625 U.S. Treasury check at a bank in Cheyenne. Bouk previously pleaded guilty to bank fraud for his role in the scheme and was sentenced in May 2024 to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay $27,000 in restitution.
'No matter how calculated the scheme, it cannot withstand the joint efforts of our office, TIGTA, and the Secret Service,' said U.S. Attorney Darin Smith. 'Out-of-state fraudsters will be held fully accountable under federal law in Wyoming.' TIGTA Special Agent-in-Charge Krystofor Proev said the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration takes all investigations into passing counterfeit U.S. Treasury checks seriously.
The case was investigated by TIGTA and the United States Secret Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Margaret Vierbuchen. The case number is 26-CR-00168. The Justice Department said the case was part of the work of its National Fraud Enforcement Division, a specialized unit that investigates and prosecutes fraud targeting American citizens and taxpayer-funded programs.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming press release
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