United States Attorney Terrance P. Flynn announced today that Roger Benton, 49, Rochester, New York was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge David G. Larimer in connection with his guilty plea in June 2006 to a felony information charging a scheme to defraud Eastman Kodak Company by use of the United States mails, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §1341, which carries a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment and/or $250,000 fine. Benton was sentenced to 3 years probation, fined $3,000 and ordered to pay $189,174 in restitution to Kodak. At sentencing, Benton paid $63,058 toward the restitution amount.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard A. Resnick, who handled the case, stated that Roy Mosely was employed at Kodak in Rochester, New York as a mechanic until early 2005. While working at Kodak, he was introduced by another Kodak employee, Roger Benton, to a company named Pro-Mold, Inc. which provided molding services to Kodak. During the years 1997 through 2000, Mosely would hire Pro-Mold, Inc. to provide services to Kodak. Pro-Mold, Inc. would then first submit a bid to Kodak. Mosely and Pro-Mold, Inc. would then increase the bid so that Pro-Mold, Inc. would receive an inflated amount from Kodak. The inflated amount represented the amount to be kickbacked to Mosely and Benton, minus the taxes paid on such amount by Pro-Mold, Inc.

During the years 1997 through 2000, the inflated contracts awarded to Pro-Mold, Inc. resulted in a total loss to Kodak of $189,174.

Mosely and Pro-Mold, Inc. were sentenced last week.

The conviction was the culmination of an joint investigation on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Laurie J. Bennett , Special Agent in Charge, and the United States Postal Inspection Service, under the direction of William E. Kezer.

 

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