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  USA v. Hoshaw et al; Case#: 4:18-cr-40157-KES-2
  

  The following describes a pending government action that has been formally brought by a government agency but has not yet been resolved. We are providing a summary of the governments allegations, which have not yet been proven.

  On January 28, 2019, Christopher A. Hoshaw, of Meridian, Idaho, appeared before U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier in the United States District Court of South Dakota and pleaded guilty to Information that charged him with Wire Fraud.  Hoshaw also appeared on behalf of his Boise-based company, All Around Sports, LLC, which pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.

  According to documents filed with the Court, beginning at a time unknown but no later than on or about December 2015, and continuing through December 2016, in the District of South Dakota and elsewhere, All Around Sports, LLC, with others known and unknown to the United States, did conspire to commit the offense of wire fraud.  Through company representatives, All Around Sports, LLC, willfully and unlawfully devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money and property from others by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.  Those representatives knowingly participated, using the company as a conduit, by receiving money transfers from sources they knew were the victims of the fraudulent scheme.  Those representatives also acted willfully for the purpose of enriching the company and themselves.  The object of the conspiracy was to enrich the owner, managers, and employees of All Around Sports, LLC, by fraudulently obtaining funds.

  The case alleges, on or about May 11, 2016, in the District of South Dakota and elsewhere, Christopher A. Hoshaw devised and intended to devise a scheme to defraud the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and to obtain money and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.  For the purpose of executing the scheme, Hoshaw knowingly caused to be transmitted by means of wire communication in interstate commerce the withdrawal of funds from a banking account belonging to the Oglala Sioux Tribe, at The First National Bank of Gordon in Gordon, Nebraska, to an account belonging to All Around Sports, LLC, at Idaho Central Credit Union in the State and District of Idaho. The amount of the wire transfer was $54,000. 

  A sentencing date was set for April 22, 2019.  Hoshaw was released on bond pending sentencing.  

  The maximum penalties that the company faces for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud are probation, $500,000 fine, $400 special assessment to the Victim’s Assistance Fund, restitution, and forfeiture.  The maximum penalties that Hoshaw and DeBoer face for Wire Fraud are 20 years in federal prison, $250,000 fine, or both imprisonment and a fine, a term of 3 years of supervised release, a $100 special assessment to the Victim’s Assistance Fund, restitution, and forfeiture.
  
  These investigations are being conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General.  The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy Jehangiri.
  For more information, please contact the United States Attorney’s Office District of South Dakota, https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/pr/us-attorney-s-guardians-project-results-multiple-defendants-facing-federal-charges-and 

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