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United States v. Alfred Duncan and Ian Barker

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United States v. Alfred Duncan and Ian Barker
Court Docket Number: 3:06-CR-00373-W USAO No. 200602066

Before the Honorable Frank D. Whitney, Courtroom 1, United States Courthouse, 401 W. Trade Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.

Defendant

Alfred Duncan

  

Court Event

Pled guilty on September 5, 2006 to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and forgery of a Department of Commerce seal stemming from his role in the Costa Rica-based telemarketing scheme. Duncan also pled guilty on May 3, 2007 to one count of making a false statement to federal agents in case number 3:07-CR-49, for making a false statement during the investigation of the Sweepstakes scheme. Duncan was sentenced on December 12, 2007 to 10 years' incarceration, 3 years' supervised release and ordered to pay, jointly and severally with defendant Barker, $1.72 million in restitution.
Ian Barker   Pled guilty on September 5, 2006 to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and forgery of a Department of Commerce seal stemming from his role in the same telemarketing scheme. Barker also pled guilty on September 4, 2007 to one count of making a false statement to federal agents in case number 3:07-CR-48, for making a false statement during the investigation of the Sweepstakes scheme. Barker was sentenced on December 12, 2007 to 10 years' incarceration, 3 years' supervised release and ordered to pay, jointly and severally with defendant Barker, $1.72 million in restitution. Barker filed an appeal on December 20, 2007 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Barker's appeal was dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on February 28, 2008.
Updated September 27, 2023