| Summary: | Daniel Enright of Mullica Hill, NJ, was sentenced in February 1999 to 16-1/2 years in prison and to pay restitution of $1 million; he also must serve 3 years supervised release. In a 9-month trial Enright was convicted of conspiracy, money-laundering, wire fraud, tax evasion, and currency reporting violations. He was the ringleader in a $140 million motor-fuel tax-evasion scheme involving 25 defendants. Codefendant Thomas Hampton of Kill Devil Hills, NC, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment and to make restitution of $10,000. A co-conspirator, Igor Yusim of Los Angeles, CA, was sentenced to 15 months in jail, 5 months in a halfway house, 2 years supervised release, a $3,000 fine, and to make $6,000 in restitution. The cases were investigated by a task force including OIG, the IRS and the FBI. |
