Federal briefs for March 22, 2005

Tuesday, March 22, 2005 | 9:19 a.m.

Boxer must stay in jail during appeal

A federal judge on Monday denied a motion that would have allowed a boxer convicted of throwing a fight at Paris Las Vegas in 2000 to stay out of prison while his case is appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Thomas Williams was sentenced to 15 months in prison in February by U.S. District Judge James Mahan, after being found guilty by a jury of conspiracy and sports bribery.

The jury found that Williams took between $5,000 and $10,000 to throw an August 2000 fight against Richard Melito Jr.

Williams' appeal centers on information about Williams allegedly taking a dive in a fight in Denmark prior to the Las Vegas bout that his lawyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender Kevin Tate, says should not have been allowed into the case.

Disc jockey gets 34 months in prison

A 39-year-old Las Vegas disc jockey was sentenced to 34 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $154,455 in restitution after pleading guilty to tax evasion and identity theft.

Duane Camilo King admitted he stole Social Security numbers of two people and used them to set up false identities to obtain credit cards, home financing and automobiles, officials with the U.S. attorney's office said.

Between 1999 and 2001 King, also worked as a disc jockey at Luxor's Ra nightclub, failed to pay income tax on about $150,000. He also admitted in the plea agreement to using false identification to finance a $440,000 home, a 2001 Mercedes E430 valued at $55,690 and a 2003 Ford Expedition valued at $42,240.

King was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Roger Hunt on Monday.

Man pleads guilty in IRS case

A 31-year-old Las Vegas man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and filing a false income tax return costing the government $52,124, IRS officials said.

Johning Walker was named in a 30-count indictment released in March 2003.

According to the plea memorandum, Walker and others conspired to file false income tax returns and created false tax forms.

Walker is scheduled to be sentenced on June 6 by U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan.