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The Fifth Circuit affirmed a Southern District of Texas decision on Wednesday, ruling that the $2 million restitution fine should be given to Stewart Kile Williams, who pled guilty to wire fraud after reportedly claiming to broker cattle deals, taking the money, and “disappearing the herd.”
Wednesday’s opinion began with a question from the 1984 Wendy’s commercial, “Where’s the beef?” with the Fifth Circuit saying that is the question presented to them. Williams challenged the fees against him in the appellate court arguing that the United States, the plaintiff, had not determined which of the cattle he had sold and which he had stolen.
Sweetwater Man Responsible for Multiple Fraud Schemes
31-Year-Old Stewart Kile Williams of Sweetwater, Texas, could spend dozens of years behind bars for perpetuating two multi-million dollar fraud schemes that involved fake identities and forged documents.
Williams was in charge of selling a select number of cattle to the Wyatt Ranch when he lied to Jones Ranch management about Wyatt wanting to purchase more cattle than they originally agreed to.
Behind the scenes, Williams used another person s identity to create a false email account and forged invoices. He tricked both Jones and Wyatt into believing the transaction was legitimate, while pocketing more than $2 million dollars during the course of the scheme.