HUNTSVILLE – A Lawrence County man has been sentenced for his role in a scheme to steal agricultural chemicals from his employer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.
U.S. District Court Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced Christopher Michelfelder, 56, of Moulton, Alabama, to 63 months in prison. In December 2024, Michelfelder pleaded guilty to mail fraud.
According to the plea agreement, Michelfelder was the facility manager of the local branch of an international agricultural company that sells chemicals to customers. Over the course of a decade, he executed a scheme in which stole products from his employer. He sold them to a third-party broker under the false pretense that the products belonged to his personal farm business, Midway Farms. Michelfelder shipped the products via FedEx to an address that the broker would provide to him. The loss amount was over $6 million.
The FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney John M. Hundscheid prosecuted the case.
Media Release/U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Alabama
