Grant Administrator Misused More Than
$1 Million Intended for Recruiting and Training New Firefighters
Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office ~ Eastern District of California
Samuel Thomas Lanier, 40, of Dunsmuir, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison for seven counts of major fraud against the United States, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. A restitution hearing is set for Dec. 12, 2022.
According to court documents, from approximately June 2013 to March…



