WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
Fort Myers, Florida - John P. Skubinski (55, Naples) and Melvin A. Slawik, Jr. (68, Naples) have each been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell to 15 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Both pleaded guilty on April 30, 2026. As part of their sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $536,200, the proceeds of the wire fraud. U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement.
According to court documents, in July 2020, Skubinski and Slawik participated in a scheme to obtain money from a victim by using fals...