United States v. Janet Hallahan

GRIESBACH, District Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Janet and Nelson Hallahan engaged in a prolonged fraud that bilked investors out of more than $1,000,000. They pled guilty, as part * of plea agreements, to two counts of conspiracy. Rather than face sentencing for their crimes, the defendants chose to flee the district. They remained on the run for twelve years. After they were finally arrested, both pled guilty without a plea agreement to the additional crime of failing to appear for sentencing. At their long-delayed sentencing in 2012, the district court imposed above-guideline sentences of…