Former Sallisaw Resident Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Johnathan Michael Hartman, a/k/a Jonathan Michael Hartman, age 47, formerly of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Wire Fraud, punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Indictment alleged that beginning on August 22, 2013, Hartman, having devised a scheme to obtain money and property from the victim by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, knowingly, and with intent to defraud the victim, caused the victim to wire him money by means of wire communication in interstate commerce.

The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The Honorable Jason A. Robertson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Hartman was placed on pre-trial release with conditions pending sentencing.

U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Wilson represented the United States.