Mar 09 2010
Miami Escorts: Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines …
Florida Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Traveling to the Philippines in Sex Tourism Case
WASHINGTON
March 2
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –
Donald Mathias
Davie, Fla.
, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for engaging in sex tourism in
the Philippines
, announced Assistant Attorney General
Lanny A. Breuer
of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of
Florida Jeffrey H. Sloman
and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Assistant Secretary
John Morton
.
Mathias, 64, was also sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William Peter Dimitrouleas to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and to pay $200,000 in restitution to his victims. The funds will be transferred to a trust fund established for their benefit. The court also ordered Mathias to forfeit real property in order to satisfy the restitution amount. Mathias pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 22, 2009, to four counts of traveling in foreign commerce and engaging in illicit sexual conduct. He was indicted on those charges on Oct. 27, 2009.