Kingwood Woman Sentenced to 71 Months in $435,000 Hurricane Harv
Kingwood Woman Sentenced to 71 Months in $435,000 Hurricane Harv
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mutton : It's been going around for a while...one of her daughters even chimed in...can't remember if it was on the KDC forums, or the KDC FB page...
Joe : It was here. 
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Newvahner : Wow, what a terrible experience...that sounds truly unhinged...
The person previously defending Sharai was her daughter, and I do not blame her for defending her Mom. Although her Mom didn't give her the same courtesy, and put her, and other family members at serious risk of being co-defendants, and a number of other things. I was at sentencing and this doesn't even begin to cover the crimes exposed by AUSA Addy, who proved to the Court she committed dozens of counts of fraud and forgery, even submitting numerous forged documents not just the Federal Court , but also to Montgomery County and Harris County District Courts. Sharai was exposed for a significant number of crimes committed WHILE ON Bond for this case. After 7 years of absolute hell I can admit publicly for the first time I am am the witness she threatened to kill, and I turned her in for the FEMA fraud in 2019, prior to Imelda. She committed at least 5 MORE separate Fraudulent FEMA claims AFTER I turned her in, 2 of those were in 2024 after she had been served with numerous search warrants, one within weeks of being served. She didn't just Google the penalty for lying to FEMA, she screenshot it texted it to someone saying "we can't commit too much fraud, the penalties are quite stiff.." followed by another text that said But **** the Federal Government. Quite frankly she spent years and posted over 1200 times on various social media trying to destroy my family, me, our reputations, and our credibility. She publicly told people to taze me if I approached them, suggested people should be armed in case I approached them, and should shoot if they "felt threatened". I received death threats, had my window shot out, a severed cats head placed in front of my home. That's just some of it. She also threatened numerous other friends, neighbors, and witnesses, to the point many refused to speak with authorities. I stayed the course for the 3 who died and never got the help they needed, in part because of her. Had she been sentenced before November 1, she'd have gotten at least 10 years and 1 month, and 680,000 in restitution, which the Judge mentioned from the bench, but new guidelines and rules went into effect and changed the way points were added up, and required extensive paperwork and automatically made her sentence subject to appeal. She WAS given the absolute max allowed under the new rules and guidelines. Her Attorney immediately withdrew after sentencing was passed, and he said she wanted to appeal her sentence. He said I don't handle appeals, and I want nothing further to do with this. It was quite clear she had lied to her Attorney repeatedly, and he was extremely upset by the numerous crimes exposed, and at having unknowingly filed fraudulent and forged documents to the court some of which were part of a hearing in January the Judge ruled on based on said documents. That was a LONG sentencing hearing, as numerous other crimes were exposed, along with bond violations, and a history of fraud going back 10 years. Callous disregard, audacity, no remorse, con woman, and failure to take responsibility, were just some of the things repeatedly said by the AUSA and the Judge in reference to her. The transcript from the hearing and the exhibits used would make good reading for any true crime fan. It was so unbelievable I think anyone who read it without knowing anything would assume it was fiction. The Court Reporter and the Judges clerk could not hide their shock on multiple occasions.....
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Newvahner : Is the home built in the Dunham area? What will happen to it now? I hope this ordeal will end for you now with the conviction.
Kingwood Woman Sentenced to 71 Months in $435,000 Hurricane Harvey Home Fraud Case A Kingwood woman has been ordered to repay HUD and FEMA $537,209 and spend 71 months in federal prison. Sharai Poteet, 56, pleaded guilty June 1st in a case involving a seven-bedroom home built with Hurricane Harvey recovery funds. On her applications, Poteet claimed 11 people lived in her household. That included seven children and an adult with a disability. Prosecutors said the information was false. She received a custom home worth $435,000 through a HUD-funded recovery program, the largest home that program had built at the time. Investigators also found five fraudulent applications to FEMA for storms from 2017 through 2024. At sentencing, the court was shown evidence that Poteet looked up the punishment for lying to FEMA online and soon afterward filed a fraudulent hurricane relief application. Poteet threatened to kill a whistleblower to silence them during the investigation. She assaulted a federal agent while trying to flee an operation to seize her phone. The court heard about the emotional toll of those threats on the witness and their family, and about forgeries she committed after being charged. Her guilty plea covered wire fraud, fraud in connection with a major disaster, threatening to kill a witness and assaulting or impeding a law enforcement officer. Judge Kenneth Hoyt imposed the prison sentence along with three years of supervised release afterward. Poteet was taken into custody after sentencing, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas, which announced the outcome November 10th. The conviction and sentence may still be subject to appeal or other post-conviction proceedings. 
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Newvahner : I'm glad you stayed the course and spoke up. I was about to dig for the previous thread.
The person previously defending Sharai was her daughter, and I do not blame her for defending her Mom. Although her Mom didn't give her the same courtesy, and put her and other family members at serious risk of being co-defendants, among a number of other things. I was at sentencing and this doesn't even begin to cover the crimes exposed by AUSA Addy, who proved to the Court Sharai committed dozens of counts of fraud and forgery she was never charged with, and even submitted numerous forged documents not just to the Federal Court , but also to Montgomery County and Harris County District Courts. Sharai was also exposed for a significant number of crimes committed WHILE ON BOND for this case. After 7 years of absolute hell I can admit publicly for the first time I am am the witness she threatened to kill, because I turned her in for the FEMA fraud in 2019, prior to Imelda. She committed at least 5 MORE separate FRAUD crimes, and filed 5 Fraudulent FEMA claims AFTER I turned her in, 2 of those were in 2024 after she had been officially told she was under federal investigation and had been served with numerous search warrants, one she filed within weeks of being served. She didn't just Google the penalty for lying to FEMA, she screenshot it texted the screenshot to someone saying "we can't commit too much fraud, the penalties are quite stiff.." followed by another text that said "But **** the Federal Government." Quite frankly she spent years and posted over 1200 times on various social media platforms trying to destroy my family, me, our reputations, and our credibility. She publicly told people to taze me if I approached them, suggested people should be armed in case I approached them, and should shoot if they "felt threatened". So also stated I was crazy, was stalking her and was a dangerous drug addict, which would automatically make people feel threatened. Not a word of it was true about me, but all of it absolutely applied to her. Because of her, I received death threats, had my window shot out, a severed cats head placed in front of my home, and I mostly isolated myself from the many things I had always enjoyed and loved. That's just a little bit of it. She also threatened numerous other friends, neighbors, and witnesses, to the point many refused to speak with authorities. I stayed the course, for justice, and for the 3 who died and never got the help they needed, in part because of her. Had she been sentenced before November 1, she'd have gotten at least 10 years and 1 month in prison, and 680,000 in restitution, which the Judge mentioned from the bench, but new guidelines and rules went into effect and changed the way points were added up, and required extensive paperwork and automatically made her sentence subject to appeal. She WAS given the absolute max allowed under the new rules and guidelines. The Judge made clear it was not a sufficient sentence and he did not think she'd learn anything from it, and if she wasn't in prison she would keep on doing it. Her Attorney told the Judge he immediately withdrew as counsel after sentencing was passed, and he said she wanted to appeal her sentence. He said I don't handle appeals, and I want nothing further to do with this. It was quite clear she had lied to her Attorney repeatedly, and he was extremely upset by the numerous crimes exposed, but mostly at having unknowingly filed fraudulent and forged documents to the Court, some of which were part of a hearing in January the Judge ruled on based on said documents. That was a LONG sentencing hearing, as numerous other crimes were exposed, along with many, many bond violations, and a history of fraud and numerous other crimes going back 10 years. Callous disregard, audacity, no remorse, con woman, and failure to take responsibility, were just some of the things repeatedly said by the AUSA and the Judge in reference to her. The transcript from the hearing and the exhibits used would make good reading for any true crime fan. It was so unbelievable I think anyone who read it without knowing anything would assume it was fiction. The Court Reporter and the Judges clerk could not hide their shock on multiple occasions..... To end on a positive note she is permanently and forever banned from receiving ANY FEDERAL AID of ANY kind, FEMA, Section 8, HUD, Grants, etc...
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Newvahner : I applaud you in your efforts to help bring her to justice, even when threatened! Her 'indignance" and sense of entitlement will not serve her well, where she is going, but she Chose her actions, and Also, her consequences.
Newvahner : So sorry innocent people around her had to go through all that. Unbelievable, just unbelievable.
The person previously defending Sharai was her daughter, and I do not blame her for defending her Mom. Although her Mom didn't give her the same courtesy, and put her and other family members at serious risk of being co-defendants, among a number of other things. I was at sentencing and this doesn't even begin to cover the crimes exposed by AUSA Addy, who proved to the Court Sharai committed dozens of counts of fraud and forgery she was never charged with, and even submitted numerous forged documents not just to the Federal Court , but also to Montgomery County and Harris County District Courts. Sharai was also exposed for a significant number of crimes committed WHILE ON BOND for this case. After 7 years of absolute hell I can admit publicly for the first time I am am the witness she threatened to kill, because I turned her in for the FEMA fraud in 2019, prior to Imelda. She committed at least 5 MORE separate FRAUD crimes, and filed 5 Fraudulent FEMA claims AFTER I turned her in, 2 of those were in 2024 after she had been officially told she was under federal investigation and had been served with numerous search warrants, one she filed within weeks of being served. She didn't just Google the penalty for lying to FEMA, she screenshot it texted the screenshot to someone saying "we can't commit too much fraud, the penalties are quite stiff.." followed by another text that said "But **** the Federal Government." Quite frankly she spent years and posted over 1200 times on various social media platforms trying to destroy my family, me, our reputations, and our credibility. She publicly told people to taze me if I approached them, suggested people should be armed in case I approached them, and should shoot if they "felt threatened". So also stated I was crazy, was stalking her and was a dangerous drug addict, which would automatically make people feel threatened. Not a word of it was true about me, but all of it absolutely applied to her. Because of her, I received death threats, had my window shot out, a severed cats head placed in front of my home, and I mostly isolated myself from the many things I had always enjoyed and loved. That's just a little bit of it. She also threatened numerous other friends, neighbors, and witnesses, to the point many refused to speak with authorities. I stayed the course, for justice, and for the 3 who died and never got the help they needed, in part because of her. Had she been sentenced before November 1, she'd have gotten at least 10 years and 1 month in prison, and 680,000 in restitution, which the Judge mentioned from the bench, but new guidelines and rules went into effect and changed the way points were added up, and required extensive paperwork and automatically made her sentence subject to appeal. She WAS given the absolute max allowed under the new rules and guidelines. The Judge made clear it was not a sufficient sentence and he did not think she'd learn anything from it, and if she wasn't in prison she would keep on doing it. Her Attorney told the Judge he immediately withdrew as counsel after sentencing was passed, and he said she wanted to appeal her sentence. He said I don't handle appeals, and I want nothing further to do with this. It was quite clear she had lied to her Attorney repeatedly, and he was extremely upset by the numerous crimes exposed, but mostly at having unknowingly filed fraudulent and forged documents to the Court, some of which were part of a hearing in January the Judge ruled on based on said documents. That was a LONG sentencing hearing, as numerous other crimes were exposed, along with many, many bond violations, and a history of fraud and numerous other crimes going back 10 years. Callous disregard, audacity, no remorse, con woman, and failure to take responsibility, were just some of the things repeatedly said by the AUSA and the Judge in reference to her. The transcript from the hearing and the exhibits used would make good reading for any true crime fan. It was so unbelievable I think anyone who read it without knowing anything would assume it was fiction. The Court Reporter and the Judges clerk could not hide their shock on multiple occasions..... To end on a positive note she is permanently and forever banned from receiving ANY FEDERAL AID of ANY kind, FEMA, Section 8, HUD, Grants, etc...
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