United States v. Lutamila

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Criminal No. 20-24 (JEB) SALUSTHIAN LUTAMILA, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION This past May, a jury convicted Defendant Salusthian Lutamila on 21 counts of bank fraud, theft by credit-union employee, wire fraud, and money laundering, in violation of

18 U.S.C. §§ 657, 1343, 1344, and 1957. Each of these counts originated from his decision to orchestrate an embezzlement scheme lasting over two and a half months. During that time, he stole a total of $610,000 from his employer, the Inter-American Development Bank…