FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 24, 2008
INFORMATIONAL: FEDERAL COURT ARRAIGNMENTS
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Missoula, on April 24, 2008, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah C. Lynch, the following individuals were arraigned:
SUSAN TOCCI CAMPBELL, a 57-year-old resident of Helena, appeared on charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and tax evasion. She is currently released on special conditions. If convicted of these charges, CAMPBELL faces possible penalties of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release. In addition, CAMPBELL faces an additional mandatory two year imprisonment, consecutive to any other sentence, for aggravated identity theft. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl E. Rostad is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
JASON EDWARD KRESKEN, a 35-year-old resident of Missoula, appeared on a charge of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm. He is currently detained. If convicted of this charge, KRESKEN faces possible penalties of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 3 years supervised release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paulette L. Stewart is the prosecutor for the United States. The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The defendants pled not guilty to the charges.
The charge, an indictment, information or complaint, is merely an accusation and all persons named as defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. A pre-trial conference and a trial date will be set and the United States will be required to prove the allegations set forth in the indictment beyond a reasonable doubt.
