A Georgia man has been sentenced in New Orleans federal court for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a former political candidate and four other Louisiana residents. Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that Chase Duncan Campbell, from Cobb County, Georgia, received a sentence of six months in prison followed by 18 months of home detention as part of a three-year supervised release term. Campbell had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
In addition to the prison time and home detention, Campbell was ordered to pay $446,302.23 in restitution to his victims and must pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Court documents show that between November 2020 and at least May 2024, Campbell and others engaged in several fraudulent schemes. These included defrauding “Candidate 1” with fake campaign services; deceiving one victim out of about $236,867 through false real estate purchases; obtaining approximately $83,268 from another victim through fraudulent claims related to real estate and title work; and taking around $112,328 from two additional victims with a fake legal defense scheme. The conspirators used false identities, fake occupations, burner phone numbers for communication, and fraudulent invoices as part of their efforts.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for their roles in the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Chandra Menon from the Public Integrity Unit prosecuted the case.
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