U.S. Department
of Justice
U.S. v Frederick Voight
Frederick Voight has been charged with mail fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering in relationship to a fraudulent investment scheme in which he victimized several hundred individuals. The Indictment alleges that Frederick Voight committed fraud by utilizing the United States Postal Service and wire transfers in the district of Nebraska and elsewhere across the United States to advance his scheme. It is alleged that through companies he controlled, Frederick Voight devised a scheme to defraud investors who placed money with him to invest in business entities. Frederick Voight obtained money from said investors by means of material false and fraudulent promises/pretenses that he would place the funds as represented. These statements, representations and promises deprived investors of materially valuable information investors needed in deciding how to use their assets and monies.
The information on this website will be updated as new developments arise in the case. If you have any questions, please contact the Victim Witness Coordinator.
Court Date |
Event |
Time/Location |
Details |
| November 14, 2018 | Initial Appearance | 2:30pm, Courtroom 2, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE |
The purpose of this hearing is to advise the defendant of the nature of the criminal charges and to determine if they have an attorney to represent them. |
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December 9, 2020 |
Status Conference | New trial date & time TBD |
The trial previously scheduled for defendant(s) Frederick Voight on December 7 ,2020,09:00 AM at in Courtroom 1, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE has been rescheduled by the court. |
| February 2, 2021 | Pretrial Motion Hearing | 03:45 p.m. |
A pretrial motion(s) hearing has been scheduled for February 2, 2021, at 03:45 PM by Telephone for defendant Frederick Voight before Judge Cheryl Zwart. The purpose of this hearing is to clarify any outstanding issues prior to trial. |
| February 18, 2021 | Status Conference | 10:45 a.m. |
A status conference will be held before the undersigned magistrate judge at 10:45 a.m. on February 18, 2021 by telephone. |
| January 13, 2022 | Pretrial Motion Hearing | 11:15 a.m. |
This Pre Trial Motion Hearing is to take up the matter of a trial continuance. The hearing is set for 1/13/2022 at 11:15 AM by telephone before Magistrate Judge Cheryl R. Zwart. |
| February 22, 2022 | Status Hearing | 11:00 AM, by teleconference |
This hearing is to take up a motion to continue trial, filed by the defense. The previous pre-trial motion hearing for 2-14-22 on this matter was continued to 2-22-22. Trial is still set for 2/28/2022. |
| April 25, 2022 | Post-Trial Hearing | 8:45 AM, by telephone |
The purpose of the hearing is to clarify any legal issues raised after the trial. Before Judge Cheryl Zwart. |
| First Appearance | |||
| June 15, 2022 | Update | The trial in the Voight case has been moved to September 16, 2022. It is still anticipated that the government's case will take 2 weeks and the trial, in all, will take 3 weeks. The cause of the continuance Is the health of the presiding judge. He has had a number of health complications and entered an order that he would not be able to preside over a 3 week trial in July. Although this is disappointing for many reasons, please understand that this continuance was outside of the government's control. You may have received word of another hearing set for June 24th. The Pretrial Services Office has filed a petition that Mr. Voight has violated terms of his supervised release. The defense has indicated that there is a conflict with the 24th and would like the hearing held during the week of June 27th. If the Court determines that the conditions of release have been violated, the remedy could be a change in conditions of release for Mr. Voight or he could be detained (jailed) pending trial in September. We will let you know the result of the hearing after it is held. | |
| June 28, 2022 | First Appearance | 9:30 AM in Courtroom 2, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE | Defendant Frederick Voight has been scheduled for his first appearance in Court before Judge Cheryl Zwart. The purpose of this hearing is to advise the defendant of the nature of the criminal charges and to determine if he has an attorney to represent him. |
| June 29, 2022 | Status Hearing | 1:00 PM in Courtroom 2, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE | Defendant Frederick Voight has been scheduled for a status hearing in Court before Judge Cheryl Zwart. The purpose of this hearing is to determine if there are issues that the Court needs to address and to schedule any necessary future court dates. |
| September 15, 2022 | Status Hearing | 11:30 AM in Courtroom 2, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE |
Status hearing set for 9/15/2022 at 11:30am to take up previously filed pretrial motions. |
| September 15, 2022 | Guilty Plea | Frederick Voight pleaded guilty to one count of Mail Fraud (Count 12) in relation to the scheme to defraud investors of Fred A. Voight and Associates LP and DayStar Funding LP. As a result of the plea of guilty, trial which was scheduled for September 16, 2022, will not take place. | |
| December 7, 2022 | Sentencing | 1:00 PM in Courtroom 1, Robert V. Denney Federal Building, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, NE | Before Judge John Gerrard. You are welcome to attend this proceeding; however, unless you have received a subpoena, your attendance is not required by the Court. |
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