Georgia Man Sentenced to Probation for Transporting Stolen Car Across State Lines

PITTSBURGH - A Georgia man has been sentenced in federal court to two years’ probation with six months’ home detention on his conviction of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Tom Smith, 55, of Atlanta, Georgia.

According to information presented to the court, on or about July 1, 2015, Smith transported a stolen Range Rover Sport, valued at $74,000, from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania across state lines into the State of West Virginia.

Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Cercone stated that the sentence satisfies all of the factors set forth under 18 U.S.C. § 3553.

Assistant United States Attorney Tonya Sulia Goodman prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

United States Attorney Brady commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Monroeville Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Smith.