Houston Man Sentenced to 18 Months Imprisonment for Making False Statements

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JIAQIN YE ("YE"), age 29, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier, after previously pleading guilty to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) related to a government imposter scam.

According to court documents, YE traveled from Houston, Texas, to a residence in Covington, Louisiana, to collect approximately $34,500.00 from the victim of a government imposter scam. When YE arrived, he was arrested by the FBI, and then made false statements to agents relating to his prior involvement in similar schemes.

In addition to prison, YE was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.

For more information on how to prevent being the victim of fraud, please visit the Federal Trade Commission website at https://www.ftc.gov/. You can also report internet crime on the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center website found at https://www.ic3.gov/.

U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the FBI in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney and Elder Justice Coordinator Edward J. Rivera of the Financial Crimes Unit was in charge of the prosecution.