Brian Randall of Canistota pled guilty on Monday in U.S. Magistrate Court to superseding information that charged him with money laundering.
Randall, 39, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. Simko. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey C. Clapper is prosecuting the case. A presentence investigation was ordered. No sentencing date has been set.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
The charge stems from Randall's efforts to obtain farm program benefits from the Farm Service Agency between 2003 and 2005.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Randall knowingly and willfully provided false information to the FSA regarding the actual farming interest and contributions of capital, land and equipment of BRL Farms, LP, and received farm program benefits to which he was not entitled.
Investigation work for this case was conducted by the Criminal Investigative Division of the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Agriculture.
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