FORMER LOUISVILLE RESIDENT SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS AND 6 MONTHS FOR
DEFRAUDING TWO BANKS AND USING FALSE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS
– $59,071 Theft –

David L. Huber, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, announced that FREDERICK J. NIBLACK, age 35, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court for bank fraud, misusing Social Security numbers, and failure to appear in court. U

.S. District Court Judge Thomas B. Russell sentenced Niblack to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment with five years of supervised release to follow his release from prison. He was ordered to make restitution of $59,071, and he agreed to forfeiture to the government a 1998 Ford Mustang and $1,107 in cash. There is no parole in the federal judicial system.

Niblack previously pled guilty to defrauding Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. of $37,151 and Bullitt County Bank of $21,920. Niblack used a fictitious name and false Social Security number in applying for loans at the banks. Niblack also failed to appear in court on January 9, 2006, in connection with these charges.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney James H. Barr and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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