Witness Additionally Charged with Mendacity to Federal Grand Jury
OKLAHOMA CITY – United States Legal professional Robert J. Troester introduced {that a} federal grand jury indictment was unsealed right this moment charging BOBBY CHRIS MAYES, 50, of Norman, with three counts of tampering with official proceedings. The indictment additionally charged ERIN ALLEGRE, 36, of Norman, with mendacity in testimony earlier than a federal grand jury.
Mayes appeared for arraignment this afternoon earlier than U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Shon T. Erwin. Mayes has been in federal custody since October 25, 2022, and he was ordered right this moment to stay in custody pending additional proceedings.
Public data mirror that Mayes was the previous proprietor of the Massive Purple Dealerships (Massive Purple Sports activities/Imports, Massive Purple Kia, Norman Yamaha, Norman Mitsubishi, and Mayes Kia). On November 19, 2021, Mayes was convicted together with two co-defendants by a jury in Western District of Oklahoma Case Quantity CR-20-240-F. After practically a three-week trial, Mayes was convicted of conspiring to commit wire fraud, 12 counts of wire fraud, six counts of uttering cast securities, and aggravated identification theft. Mayes is awaiting sentencing in that case, the place he faces a compulsory time period of imprisonment of two years for aggravated identification theft to run consecutive to some other time period of imprisonment.
Right this moment’s unsealed indictment alleges that from April via October of 2022, Mayes tampered with official proceedings in Case Quantity CR-20-240-F. Extra particularly, the indictment alleges Mayes orchestrated and helped to safe the unavailability of a key participant within the continuing, fabricated e-mails and different proof in an effort to safe a brand new trial in that prior case, and despatched an nameless e-mail to the Courtroom as a part of an effort to acquire a brand new trial in Case Quantity CR-20-240-F.
Right this moment’s indictment additionally alleges that Allegre lied to the federal grand jury when she appeared as a witness on Could 3, 2022, and testified relating to the investigation of the whereabouts of considered one of Mayes’ co-defendants in Case Quantity CR-20-240-F.
If discovered responsible on the indictment introduced right this moment, Mayes faces a most penalty of twenty years in jail and a high quality of as much as $250,000 on every of the three counts of tampering. If convicted, Allegre faces a most of 5 years in jail and a high quality of as much as $250,000 for mendacity to the grand jury.
This case is the results of an investigation by FBI’s Oklahoma Metropolis Discipline Workplace. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas Snyder and Jacquelyn Hutzell are prosecuting the case.
The general public is reminded that these fees introduced right this moment are merely allegations, and Mayes and Allegre are presumed harmless except and till confirmed responsible past an affordable doubt. Reference is made to courtroom filings for additional info.