Indictment — No. 1:20-cr-00128 (Dkt. 1, D.D.C.)

Summary

An Indictment in United States of America v. Kenneth Patrick Gaughan, also known as Richard Strauski, Case 1:20-cr-00128-TSC, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, filed July 22, 2020 as Document 1. Counts One through Five charge mail fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1341, Counts Six through Eleven wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and Count Twelve a monetary transaction under 18 U.S.C. § 1957. The grand jury alleges that as Director of Counseling and Assistant Superintendent of the Archdiocese of Washington, the defendant took over $472,832 from the Archdiocese between about June 2010 and April 2018 through false invoices from companies he secretly controlled, including 11 checks worth a total of $391,385.50 to Company 1. The United States seeks forfeiture money judgments of at least $472,832.95 and at least $12,000.00.

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