Co-Founder of Datavision Charged with Conspiracy

PHILADELPHIA - Acting United States Attorney Laurie Magid today announced the filing of an information¹ against Paul James Speese, the former CEO and co-founder of Datavision, Inc., for participating in a conspiracy to make false statements to Wachovia Bank for the purpose of influencing Wachovia’s actions on a loan to Datavision. Datavision was a privately held company in Warminster, Pennsylvania, that distributed automatic data capture and point-of-sale products and related voice, data and telephone products. The defendant is charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of making a false statement to a bank.

The information alleges that Speese, together with others, falsely represented to Wachovia in or about March 2004 that Datavision’s accounts receivable were over $9.6 million, when in fact, Datavision’s true accounts receivable totaled approximately $5.3 million.

DEFENDANT	CITY	AGE
Paul James Speese	Doylestown, PA	53

If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 35 years imprisonment, a $1,250,000 fine, five years supervised release, and a $200 special assessment.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Kyriakakis.

 

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¹ An indictment or information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

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