Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Mohammed Naji Al-Jibory, age 54, of Kennewick, Washington pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, and a three-year term of court supervision. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Al-Jibory is scheduled to be sentenced on July 21, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in Richland, Washington.
According to court documents, in February 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) opened an official investigation into allegations that several individuals were involved in a scheme to defraud insurance companies and obtain money and property by staging automobile accidents, and filing false and fraudulent claims with insurance companies, in violation of federal criminal laws. The FBI investigation expanded to an investigation by a federal grand jury empaneled in the Eastern District of Washington. In May 2020, the FBI executed warrants to search several residences in Washington and California for evidence of federal crimes. In September 2020, when interviewed by the FBI, Al-Jibory falsely accused an FBI...
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