(NV Dept. of Justice) - A former captain with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office pleaded guilty Wednesday for violating the civil rights of the former CEO of Valley Electric Association, a Pahrump-based utility cooperative, and for committing wire fraud.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about February 26, 2019, David E. Boruchowitz, 44, who was a Deputy Sheriff with the Nye County Sheriff’s Office admitted that while acting under color of law in that position, he arrested Angela Evans without probable cause on charges of embezzlement under Nevada law.
In making the arrest, he willfully deprived Evans of her right under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States to free of unreasonable seizure without probable cause.
Further, Boruchowitz admitted that, on or about February 26, 2019, he devised a scheme to defraud the VEA Board of Directors of a seat on the Board of Directors. As a part of the scheme, he arrested Evans without probable cause. He knew the fraud scheme would influence a member of the VEA Board of Directors to part with his or her position.
As a part of the scheme, he posted a press release announcing the arrest of Evans to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page.
Boruchowitz pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of wire fraud. His sentencing is set for June 10, 2025. The maximum penalty for all offenses is 21 years in prison.