groceries, electronics, household items, and large ticket merchandise. The defendant and an un-named associate kept the smaller purchases and returned larger priced items to Wal-Mart to obtain cash. Chavez fraudulently obtained over $200,000 in Wal-Mart merchandise and cash by implementing this scheme. This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service (USSS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Chavez was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Linda McMahan. This prosecution is part of President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes.
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