Indictment Against Scott Beard
Indictment Against Scott Beard
DISTRICT OF OREGON
EUGENE DIVISION
INDICTMENT
Defendants.
both 2014 and 2015 Deschutes County received more than $10,000 in federal
benefits and assistance.
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3)
the budgeting process and providing funds to law enforcement for illegal drug
trafficking investigations. Defendant SCOTT RAYMOND BEARD is a Captain for
the DCSO, in charge of the Detectives Division. His official responsibilities include
approving funding requests by CODE and DCSO for undercover drug purchases and
expenses related to witnesses.
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When CODE or DCSO detectives need cash for covert drug purchases,
When CODE or DCSO officers seize cash or other items of value they
from February 2011 until March 2013. Defendant BEARD was one of defendant
MUDRICK's supervisors. Beginning at a date unknown to the grand jury, but at
least by October 2013, the two commenced a sexual relationship which continued
until at least September 2015.
2014, defendant BEARD devised a scheme to embezzle, steal, and obtain by fraud,
money from Deschutes County to pay for personal items, to include Krista Jean
Mudrick's expenses for: monthly rent; household expenses; international and
domestic vacations; a Harley Davidson motorcycle; concert tickets; gym membership
and tanning fees; and cosmetic surgeries.
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substantial amount of the funds, for his own personal use. Defendant BEARD also
forged and fabricated documentation making it appear as though funds that he
stole had been provided to law enforcement or used to pay witness expenses. Thefts
involving defendant BEARD's fraudulent funding requests to the Deschutes County
Finance Department occurred from January 2014 through September 2015 and
totaled approximately $136,000.
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was to embezzle, steal, and obtain by fraud money which had been seized by CODE
and DCSO officers during drug enforcement operations. Instead of delivering seized
cash, coins, and precious metals to the Deschutes County Finance Department, as
he was required to do, defendant BEARD stole the funds. Defendant BEARD's
thefts of seized currency and precious metals occurred from September 2014
through September 2015 and totaled about $69, 747.
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COUNT 1
(Theft Concerning Program Receiving Federal Funds)
Paragraphs 1through11 are hereby re-alleged and incorporated as though
set forth in full herein.
Deschutes County is a government agency that received federal assistance in
excess of $10,000 during the one year period beginning January 1, 2014 and ending
December 31, 2014.
COUNT2
(Theft Concerning Program Receiving Federal Funds)
Paragraphs 1through11 are hereby re-alleged and incorporated as though
set forth in full herein.
Deschutes County is a government agency that received federal assistance in
excess of $10,000 during the one year period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending
December 31, 2015.
Defendant SCOTT RAYMOND BEARD is an agent of Deschutes County in
that he is a DCSO employee.
From January 2015 through September, 2015, defendant SCOTT RAYMOND
BEARD did knowingly embezzle, steal, and obtain by fraud approximately $126,847
under the care, custody and control of Deschutes County;
In violation of Title 18, United State Code, Section 666(a)(l)(A).
COUNT 3
(Money Laundering)
Paragraphs 1through11 are hereby re-alleged and incorporated as though
set forth in full herein.
COUNT4
(Money Laundering)
Paragraphs 1 through 11 are hereby re-alleged and incorporated as though
set forth in full herein.
In late July and early August 2015, in the District of Oregon, defendant
SCOTT RAYMOND BEARD did knowingly conduct and attempt to conduct a
financial transaction affecting interstate and foreign commerce, to wit, he deposited
or caused to be deposited $14,650 in cash into an account in the name of Krista
Mudrick, to pay for her bilateral breast augmentation, mastopexy, and
abdominoplasty procedures, which involved the proceeds of a specified unlawful
COUNT 6
(False Statement)
On or about October 6, 2015, in the District of Oregon, defendant KRISTA
JEAN MUDRICK, did willfully and knowingly make a materially false, fictitious,
and fraudulent statement and representation in a matter within the jurisdiction of
the executive branch of the Government of the United States, by stating to agents of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Internal Revenue Service that Scott Beard
did not help pay for her Harley Davidson motorcycle, that she paid cash for the
motorcycle from money she earned from her business, that other than $600 Scott
Beard had not provided any funds for her, that Scott Beard did not pay airfare and
hotel expenses related to a trip they took to Amsterdam and South Africa, and that
she had no romantic relationship with Scott Beard.
These statements and representations were materially false because, as
defendant KRISTA JEAN MUDRICK then and there knew, Scott Beard paid $6,700
in cash for her motorcycle, that she did not pay for the motorcycle with funds she
earned from her business, that Scott Beard had provided her at least $100,000 in
cash and money orders, including airfare and hotel expenses for a trip to
Amsterdam and South Africa, and that she had a sexual relationship with Scott
Beard.
In violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1001.
States, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 98l(a)(l)(C) and Title 28,
United States Code, Section 246l(c), any property, real or personal, which
constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the offense, including, but not
limited to:
1. MONEY JUDGMENT
A sum of money in United States Currency, representing the amount
of proceeds obtained as a result of the offense, in the form of a money judgment.
2.
b.
c.
d.
e.
it is the intent of the United States, pursuant to Title 21, United States Code,
Section 853(p) as incorporated by Title 28, United States Code, Section 246l(c), to
seek forfeiture of any other property of said defendant up to the value of the
forfeitable property described above.
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Presented by:
BILLY J. WILLIAMS
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Assistant United States Attorney
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