The DOJ’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has secured a guilty plea to Perjury, and two indictments on Perjury and Forgery charges, against three Delaware men who submitted forged documents in their applications to the Delaware Board of Pardons.
On March 4, 2022, Eric Nyabiosi of Newark was sentenced after his guilty plea to Perjury 2nd Degree, a Class F Felony. Nyabiosi, 40, was indicted after filing an application for pardon containing two forged letters, one from the “co-founder and Managing Director of the Men Empowerment Network,” and another claiming to be from his prior domestic violence victim, officials said Monday.
Nyabiosi further attempted to avoid scrutiny by using incorrect mailing addresses on both of the fraudulent letters, and attempted to maintain control by offering to write a letter for the victim, who declined. He also asked the victim to share with him in advance what she intended to tell the DOJ according to officials. Nyabiosi’s actions were discovered by a Department of State paralegal’s due diligence in following up on his pardon application. Nyabiosi, having sought a pardon for misdemeanors, was convicted of a felony and sentenced to three years of Level V incarceration, suspended to twelve months of Level III probation.
Shortly before Nyabiosi’s sentencing, two men were charged for similar patterns of lies to the Board of Pardons. Officials said Anthony Anderson, 38, of Dover submitted a pardon application containing a forged letter claiming to be from the victim of his prior domestic violence conviction. Similarly, Marcus Taylor, 36, was caught after submitting a pardon application with a forged letter purporting to be from the Mayor of Godwin, NC, according to officials. Taylor was extradited from Fayetville, NC, to Delaware, where he and Anderson were both indicted by a grand jury. Both men face one felony count each of Perjury 2nd Degree and Forgery 2nd Degree, and face up to 5 years in prison if convicted.
These indictments were secured by Deputy Attorneys General, investigators, and social workers from the Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust.
