Two Printing Company Executives Charged in Million Dollar Fraudulent Billing Scheme
Vargas, Tashiro and Dominguez are scheduled to make their initial appearance in federal court in San Jose on Oct. 8, at 9:30 a.m., before United States Magistrate Judge Patricia V. Trumbull.
The maximum statutory penalty for each count of conspiracy in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 is five years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense, and restitution. The maximum statutory penalty for each count of mail and wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341 and 1343 is 20 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. The maximum penalty for conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(h) is 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss, and restitution. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553.