A former Lookout Moutain insurance salesman received the maximum sentence in federal court after he provided false information to his probation officer regarding his income, expenses and travel, according to a statement issued by the Department of Justice.
Matthew Brock, 46, was sentenced Thursday and received a 36-month prison sentence by U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Chief Judge Curtis L. Collier.
Brock, a former insurance salesman previously served a 37-month sentence after he was convicted of bank fraud. As part of his sentence Brock was ordered to pay almost $1.4 million in restitution to his victims.
Prosecutors argued that Brock made these false statements to the probation officer to avoid paying more money back to the victims. Over a four-year period, Brock has only paid approximately $25,000 toward his restitution debt.
When Brock was released from prison he was required to provide information about his income and expenses on a monthly basis so that appropriate payments could be made to satisfy his court-ordered restitution.