Case Xo. L - ' /J C F? #: Violati Ons: 18 U. S. C. J 1341 18 U. S. C. J 1343
Case Xo. L - ' /J C F? #: Violati Ons: 18 U. S. C. J 1341 18 U. S. C. J 1343
COURT
AT ABINGDON,VA
FILED
AF2 2i 2217
IN TH E U N ITED STA TES DISTRIC T C O U RT
JU C UDLEX
FO R TH E W E STER N D ISTRIC T O F W R G INIA BY:
A BIN G D O N D IV ISIO N EPUW CLERK
IN DIC TM EN T
INTR O DU C TIO N
The Grand Jtlry chargesthatata11tim esmaterialtotllisIndictment:
1. M ICH AEL PAUL RIEBE was an owner/agent ofGolden Rule Fnmily M anagem ent,
LLC (hereinafter''GoldenRu1e'').
2. On O dober 16, 2013,G olden Rule Fnm ily M anagem ent,LLC,plzrchased the property
located at 18182 U .S.Highway 58,Castlewood,Virginia,for$470,500.00,to use itasa
funeralhome(hereinafter''FuneralHome'').
3. In November,2013,Golden Rule obtained insurance coverageup to $850,000.00 on the
FuneralHom ewith H.lnsurance Com pany.
4. On October 2, 2014, Golden Rule increased its coverage on the Funeral Hom e to
$1,200,000.00.
5. On October 22,2014,in the early morning hours,the RussellCounty Sheriffs Office
received areportthattheFuneralHomein Castlewood,Virginia,wason fre.
6. On November 13,2014,Golden Rule retained the 51-111of GGG/AI,a public adjuster
firm .
7. Al1datesreferenced in thelndictm entaretEon orabout''those dates.
C O U N TS ON E to FIV E
(W ireFraud)
The Grand Jtlry charges that:
8. The Introduction to the Indictm ent is incorporated by reference into these Counts of the
Indictm entas iffully setforth herein.
C ount4
13.On M ay 22,2015,M ICH AEL PAUL RIEBE caused tobesentam essagevia electronic
m ailto GGG/AIwith the signed Proof ofLoss Form s for PersonalProperty Loss and
BusinessInternzption Loss.
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14.On August 19, M ICH A EL PAU L RIEBE caused to be sent a m essage via electronic
m ailto G GG /A I confirm ing his ''verbal''approvalto subm it the fraudulent BPPC to H .
Insurance Com pany.
CO U N T SlX
(M ailFraud)
The Grand Jury chargesthat:
16.Thelntroduction isincorporated by referenceinto thisCotmtoftheIndictm entasiffully
setforth herein.
17.On M ay 22,2015,in the W estern D istrictofV irginia and elsew here,M IC H AEL PAU L
RIEBE,as a principaland aider and abettor,having devised or intending to devise a
schem eand artificeto defraud and forobtainingm oney by m eansoffalseand fraudulent
pretenses,representations,and prom ises,knowingly caused to be delivered by m ail,or
any private or com m ercial interstate carrier, according to the direction thereon, any
m atter orthing forthe purpose ofexecuting such schem e and artifice.
18.On M ay 22,2015,M ICHAEL PAUL RIEBE caused to be sentby m ailorprivate or
comm ercialinterstate caniersigned ProofofLossForm sforPersonalProperty Lossand
BusinessIntecuption Loss
19.A11in violation ofTitle 18,United StatesCode,Sections2 and 1341.
l,2017.
/SFOREPERSON
CK OU N TCA STLE
Acting United StatesAttorney
UCase
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