Former Anchorage police officer Nathan Keays is accused of partnering with a ConocoPhillips employee to steal more than $3 million from the company in 2019.
Nathan Keays, 44, is facing 29 charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and engaging in monetary transactions with property obtained through unlawful activity. Keays and former Conoco employee Forrest Wright were indicted in August 2020.
Wright worked as a senior drilling and wells planner with the oil company and was responsible for handling contract executions, federal prosecutor James Klugman said during opening arguments Monday. Prosecutors showed a series of email exchanges to the jury that depicted the men collaborating to transform the online appearance of Keays’ home winterization business to a company with experience in the oil and gas industry.
When Keays received payments from ConocoPhillips to his business, he would write a check for half the amount to a company Wright set up to personally collect half of their profits, Klugman said. In total, the men scammed ConocoPhillips out of more than $3 million, he said.During their opening arguments Monday, Keays’ attorneys described Wright as the mastermind behind the scam.
Wright pleaded guilty to all charges in 2021. His plea agreement states that prosecutors will recommend a sentence in the low range of the guidelines. Rosano told jurors he is “buying his freedom through testimony” for the prosecution during Keays’ trial.
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