A 43-year-old New Church man, who stole from the U.S. Navy more than 60 times during his off-hours while he was a civilian contractor at the Norfolk Naval Yard and schemed to fraudently obtain COVID-19 monies, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court to two years in federal prison.
Almount Gunter, also known as Kaz Gunter and Omar Gunter, of Cutler’s Court Road, who worked for the Department of Defense, was sentenced to two years for the theft of government property on Sept 1, 2023, and to two years for wire fraud between May 2020 and August 2021. The terms were set to run concurrently. Gunter will be on three years of supervised release after serving his time.
Judge Jamar K. Walker also ordered Gunter to pay $411,823.60 in restitution. Gunter will be charged interest, and a fine of more than $2,500 if he does not pay the full amount within 15 days. A special assessment fine of $200 was also filed. The defendant was ordered to begin serving his term at 2 p.m. Sept. 2…