Summary of Criminal Prosecutions
FISCAL YEAR: 2010
1. PRINCIPAL DEFENDANT: Cherie Marie Courtney
M.D. Louisiana 04-175-C-MI
M.D. Louisiana 04-175-C-MI
Cherie Marie Courtney was found guilty in U.S. District Court in the District of Louisiana and sentenced on August 26, 2010, to two years in prison and three years of probation for perjury.
The charges were the result of Courtney’s false testimony at the trial of Shawn Decareaux Kilgarlin in October 2003 on charges of mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with Kilgarlin’s fabrication of drug test results regarding two employees of a scaffolding company. As a result of Courtney’s false testimony, Kilgarlin was acquitted of one of the counts of mail fraud; she was, however, found guilty of one count of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice.
November 18, 2004
Courtney was charged with two counts of prejury, a violation of 18 U.S.C. 1623.
CITATION: 18 U.S.C. 1623
August 26, 2010
Courtney was convicted on both counts, by a jury and was sentenced to 24 months incarceration and 36 months probation.
The United States Attorney's Office
Middle District of Louisiana
26 August 2010 DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR LYING BATON ROUGE, LA – United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced today that Cherie Marie Courtney, age 42, a resident of Plaquemine, Louisiana, was sentenced by Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson of the U.S. District Court to serve two years in federal prison for perjury. The charges were the result of Courtney’s false testimony at the trial of Shawn Decareaux Kilgarlin in October 2003 on charges of mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with Kilgarlin’s fabrication of drug test results regarding two employees of a scaffolding company. As a result of Courtney’s false testimony, Kilgarlin was acquitted of one of the counts of mail fraud; she was, however, found guilty of one count of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. The case was investigated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel M. Patricia Jones and Senior Deputy Criminal Chief Corey R. Amundson. United States Attorney Cazayoux pledged to investigate and vigorously prosecute others who undermine the integrity of the criminal justice system by committing perjury or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.
The United States Attorney's Office
Middle District of Louisiana
26 August 2010 DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS FOR LYING BATON ROUGE, LA – United States Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., announced today that Cherie Marie Courtney, age 42, a resident of Plaquemine, Louisiana, was sentenced by Chief Judge Ralph E. Tyson of the U.S. District Court to serve two years in federal prison for perjury. The charges were the result of Courtney’s false testimony at the trial of Shawn Decareaux Kilgarlin in October 2003 on charges of mail fraud and obstruction of justice in connection with Kilgarlin’s fabrication of drug test results regarding two employees of a scaffolding company. As a result of Courtney’s false testimony, Kilgarlin was acquitted of one of the counts of mail fraud; she was, however, found guilty of one count of mail fraud and one count of obstruction of justice. The case was investigated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and was prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel M. Patricia Jones and Senior Deputy Criminal Chief Corey R. Amundson. United States Attorney Cazayoux pledged to investigate and vigorously prosecute others who undermine the integrity of the criminal justice system by committing perjury or otherwise obstructing the administration of justice.
STATUTE:
- Title 18 U.S. Criminal Code (TITLE 18)