Holland Man Could Face 190 Years in Jail

A Holland resident was along with two other men was charged September 2 with wire and mail fraud after a plot to defraud 19 retail companies out of over a half a million dollars was uncovered.


United States Attorney Zane David Memeger announced Nathan Allen Kriegler, 42, Evan F. Appel, 34 of Philadelphia and Ryan A. Pollack, 34 of Elkins Park, Pa were in the illegal trade of selling stolen goods on popular internet website eBay.com. The stolen goods that were being sold on the internet included laptop computers, printers, scanners, toner, televisions, and industrial printing equipment.

Kriegler was also charged with making false statements, creating false documents which were tied to loans he had taken out. The United States Attorney also charged Kriegler with theft of government property, wire fraud, and bank fraud in connection with three other fraud schemes that were uncovered.

The three men got their hands on the stolen goods by purchasing the products by providing the companies with false and fraudulent payment information and once they received the goods re-sold it on eBay.

The United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation tied the theft of government property to Kriegler after he passed fake checks at the post office for over $86,000 of stamps which he later resold on eBay for $83,712.

The bank fraud charges were related to a check kiting scheme in which he kited more than $500,000 from the more than 12 bank accounts he had.

If convicted on the charges brought against them, Appel and Pollack could face 100 years in prison, a $1.25 million fine and have to pay restitution to the companies they stole from. Kriegler of Holland if convicted would face a maximum sentence of 190 years in prison, a $3.75 million fine and restitution to the victims of his crimes.

Tom Sofield (tsofield@buxmontnews.com)
Staff Writer