盗走216万美元遗产：康州古董商David L. Johnson判66个月监禁，须赔偿逾102万美元
康涅狄格州联邦检察官办公室10月30日宣布，67岁、住在 Greenwich 的古董与艺术品经销商 David L. Johnson 当天在 Hartford 被联邦地区法官 Michael P. Shea 判处66个月监禁和3年狱后监管，罪名源于他从一名年长受害人及其遗产中盗走逾200万美元。
Johnson 在 Stamford 经营古董生意 Antique Treasures LLC 和拍卖行 Greenwich Auction。法庭文件显示，约在2018年10月，一名受害人签署授权书、遗嘱与信托文件，指定 Johnson 为其代理人、遗嘱执行人和继任受托人；Johnson 本人并不是该遗产或信托的受益人。
受害人于2020年8月去世，享年87岁。受害人去世后，Johnson 从受害人的一张联邦退税支票中盗走逾43.6万美元；调查查明，他从受害人及其遗产中共盗走 $2,168,719.24。
法官 Shea 同时判令 Johnson 支付 $1,025,056.36 赔偿金；Johnson 此前已归还约110万美元被盗资金。Johnson 已于2026年7月21日承认洗钱罪名，目前以50万美元保释在外，须于12月14日报到入狱。
本案由国税局（IRS）刑事调查局调查，检方为联邦助理检察官 David T. Huang 与特别助理检察官 Andrew B. Spears。
$2.17 Million Stolen From an Estate: Connecticut Antiques Dealer David L. Johnson Sentenced to 66 Months, Ordered to Pay Over $1 Million in Restitution
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced on October 30 that David L. Johnson, 67, of Greenwich, an antiques and art dealer, was sentenced that day in Hartford by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea to 66 months in prison and three years of supervised release for stealing more than $2 million from an elderly victim and his estate.
Johnson operated an antiques business, Antique Treasures LLC, and an auction business, Greenwich Auction, both based in Stamford. According to court documents, in about October 2018 the victim executed a power of attorney, will, and trust naming Johnson as his agent, executor, and successor trustee; Johnson was not a beneficiary of the victim's estate or trust.
The victim died at the age of 87 in August 2020. After the victim's death, Johnson stole more than $436,000 from one of the victim's federal tax refund checks. The investigation found that Johnson stole a total of $2,168,719.24 from the victim and his estate.
Judge Shea ordered Johnson to pay $1,025,056.36 in restitution; Johnson had previously returned approximately $1.1 million in stolen funds. Johnson pleaded guilty to money laundering on July 21, 2026. Released on a $500,000 bond, he is required to report to prison on December 14.
The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Huang and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Spears.
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