Following a one-week trial in the Manhattan Federal Court, New York, STEFAN GILLIER, who also used the aliases Stephan Gillier, Stefan R.R. Gillier, Roland Gillier, Roland Van Gorp,. was convicted for engaging in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain over $6 million dollars’ worth of aircraft parts through the use of stopped check payments.
Gillier a Belgium citizen, in 2004, started his activities in defrauding aerospace manufacturers out of millions of dollars worth of aircraft parts through front companies, fake identities, and hundreds of stopped checks. Gillier continued these activities over a span of 15 years, until ultimately, he was arrested and extradition from Italy in 2019.
Gillier is scheduled to appear before Judge Engelmayer for sentencing on January 26, 2023. The term of imprisonment will not be defined until then. He was convicted of eight counts: (1) one count of conspiracy to commit
mail fraud, wire fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and money laundering, which carries a maximum potential penalty of five years in prison; (2) one count of mail fraud, which carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison; (3) one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison; (4) one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, which carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison; and (5) four counts of money laundering, each of which carries a maximum potential penalty of 10 years in prison.
SOURCE: U.S JUSTICE.GOV | SEPTEMBER 29 2022
