A Springfield, Missouri, man has been sentenced to 12 years and nine months in federal prison for mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering in a scheme involving fraudulent documents submitted to the Missouri Department of Revenue to obtain mechanic’s liens and titles for vehicles previously reported stolen.
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough sentenced Dennis Arthur Cleveland, 76, on one count each of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. Cleveland received 10 years for the mail fraud and money laundering convictions, with those sentences to run concurrently. He received an additional two years for aggravated identity theft, to be served consecutively, along with another nine months in prison for violating post-release supervision stemming from a 2023 conviction for Clean Air Act offenses.
Cleveland’s combined sentence totals 12 years and nine months in prison. He was also ordered to serve three years of post-release supervision, pay a $300 special assessment, provide $37,049 in restitution to victims, forfeit $37,049, and pay $400,000 in court-imposed fines…