new orleans louisiana – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today: joseph bruton (“bruton), 57, of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on September 27, 2023, on one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371.
According to court documents: bruton He was a passenger in a staged motor vehicle crash in August 2015. Thereafter, on March 27, 2017, and on May 11, 2017, he recruited family and friends to participate as passengers in a staged car crash with a tractor-trailer. Passengers in these collisions have filed charges. A fraudulent lawsuit that falsely claimed that a tractor-trailer was at fault. Through this system, bruton We incurred a loss of approximately $392,742.77.
U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced bruton He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. bruton He was ordered to pay $554,638.73 in restitution. Judge Milazzo also imposed a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.
The United States Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Louisiana State Police, and the Metropolitan Crime Commission for their assistance in this matter. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Maria M. Carboni, Edward Rivera, and Brandon S. Long of the Financial Crimes Division, and Brian M. Kleba, Chief of the Financial Crimes Division.
