United States v. Pimental

AMENDED SENTENCING MEMORANDUM

GERTNER, District Judge.

Arthur and Loretta Pimental owned and maintained a small, “mom and pop” construction business. They were accused of conspiring to misrepresent the nature of their construction work and the size of their payroll in order to obtain lower premiums for Workers’ Compensation insurance from 1993 through 1998. 2 The charges were mail fraud and conspiracy, even though remedies — including civil remedies — for such conduct are available in the state courts. As of the time of the sentencing, no civil remedies had been pursued by the “victim” insurers.