Robin DiMaggio
| Robin DiMaggio | |
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 RobinDiMaggio1.jpg Robin DiMaggio in 2009 | |
| Born | Robin Christia DiMaggio 1971 (age 52–53) Paris, France |
| 💼 Occupation | Musician, Producer, Writer |
| Known for | Felony wire fraud, drummer |
| Criminal status | Guilty sentenced to 2 years 4 months in a Federal prison then 1 year of home confinement.[1] |
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Robin DiMaggio (born 1971) is an American convicted felon and a drummer/percussionist originally based out of Los Angeles, California, United States.
In September 2019, DiMaggio pleaded guilty to charges by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of felony wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in federal prison, then an additional 1 year of home confinement for robbing money from a charity for homeless children that had been displaced or left homeless due to war.[2]
Music career[edit]
As a drummer and percussionist, DiMaggio performed and recorded with many diverse artists. On September 9, 2013, DiMaggio took the role of musical director and drummer for the late night TV show the Arsenio Hall Show on CBS. Prior to Arsenio, he was briefly the house band drummer on The CW's game show Oh Sit and TBS's Lopez Tonight, hosted by George Lopez.
Embezzlement conviction[edit]
According to court documents, in May 2016, DiMaggio was originally contacted by a nonprofit org registered in Bulgaria to recreate a "Live Aid" style charity concert in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to raise money for the homeless and displaced children of the wars in conflict zones worldwide.[3]
DiMaggio offered to contract and obtain talent for the event that was set for October 2016. Not long before the event was scheduled to take place, many in the Bulgarian foundation had doubts about the promised "galaxy of stars" including Mick Jagger to the city of Sofia for a big charity concert and people suspected early on that it was all just a big hoax.[4]
On August 5, 2016, the promoter wired $750,000.00 dollars to an account controlled by DiMaggio, who withdrew the money four days later. DiMaggio said during a press conference[5] that he had received "verbal confirmations" concerning participation from Johnny Depp, Mick Jagger, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Rod Stewart, the band Earth, Wind and Fire, and others. Court records show that DiMaggio took the money, provided to him to escrow to secure the talent, and used it as his own.
DiMaggio used the money to support his lifestyle and purchase a home for his wife. More money was spent on a Volvo ($35,209), another purchase of an auto for $24,000.00, over $15,000.00 in credit card payments as well as $53,821.91 in debit card and cash totaling over $37k.[3] He also transferred $150,000 to the bank account of his company, DiMagic Entertainment Inc.[6] None of the money was sent to the artists DiMaggio promised to book.[7] The sponsor of the charity event sued DiMaggio in Los Angeles Superior Court.[8]
Prior to his arrest and upon receiving a request from his victim for a refund, DiMaggio told the foundation the money had been delivered to musicians, although bankruptcy court records showed he had simply used the money as his own. Once confronted he told the victims that he was "Moving to Paris" his birthplace, presumably to avoid criminal prosecution. DiMaggio was found to have forged bank documents as well as deleted his correspondence during civil litigation and also filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in an attempt to delay justice.[1]
DiMaggio on September 25, 2019, was criminally convicted with his guilty plea to the charges that he embezzled over $750,000.00 from a charity for homeless children, a Bulgarian-based non-profit, the "Peace for You Peace for Me Foundation".[9][10] On September 25, 2019, DiMaggio pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to 27 months federal prison time and 1 year home confinement.[11] He had faced a 20-year federal prison sentence.[12]
The case had previously been heard in a civil bankruptcy court where DiMaggio admitted he bought his ex-wife's home with the money. The 'Peace for You Peace for Me Foundation' was awarded a $1.2 million award in Mr. DiMaggio's bankruptcy court case.[3][2][13]
Prison sentence[edit]
On October 14, 2020, DiMaggio was sentenced to 27 months in a Federal prison and an additional 1 year of home confinement after his release. DiMaggio was ordered to surrender no later than May 21, 2021.[14]
DiMaggio had originally faced incarceration for up to 20 years, in a U.S. Federal Prison in exchange for his guilty plea for stealing money from homeless children.[15]
According to the KTLA channel 5 News report, "Judge Dolly M. Gee, sentencing DiMaggio Wednesday October 14, 2020, the Judge described his actions as “A despicable crime of sheer greed.”[16]
As of January 2022 the federal inmate locator shows Robin Dimaggo as inmate number 66255-112, incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc, California, with a potential release date of 01/11/2023.[17]
Discography[edit]
Solo album[edit]
| Album title | Release details |
|---|---|
| Blue Planet |
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DVDs[edit]
- 2009: Planet Groove (ISBN 9781423464716 Search this book on
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ex-'Arsenio Hall Show' Musical Director Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Embezzling Nearly $1 Million Intended for Charity Concert". www.justice.gov. 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "United Nations Musical Director Arrested on Federal Wire Fraud Charge Alleging $750,000 Embezzlement from a Charity Concert | USAO-CDCA | Department of Justice". Justice.gov. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States of America v. Robert DiMaggio" (PDF). Courtlistener.com. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Bulgarians Doubt Stars will Show up for Charity Concert". Balkaninsight.com. July 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Peace for You, Peace for Me pressnews conference". youtube.com. Jul 12, 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Former 'Arsenio Hall Show' Music Director Sentenced for Embezzlement". www.sfvbj.com. San Fernando Valley Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ Robb, David (2020-10-15). "'Arsenio Hall Show' Ex-Musical Director Robin DiMaggio Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison For Ripping Off Children's Charity". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Former talk-show musical director sentenced for charity fraud". Orange County Breeze. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "Star drummer Robin DiMaggio accused of embezzling $750,000 from charity for homeless kids". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "UN Music Director Accused Of Embezzling $720K From Charity Concert – CBS Los Angeles". Losangeles.cbslocal.com. 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "USA v. DiMaggio, 2:18-cr-00891 (C.D.Cal.)". Docket Alarm.
- ↑ "Woodland Hills drummer, former 'Arsenio Hall Show' band leader, pleads guilty to embezzling $750K from homeless children's charity". Dailynews.com. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "United States v. DiMaggio, 2:18-cr-00891". Courtlistener.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "USA v. DiMaggio, 2:18-cr-00891 (C.D.Cal.)". Docket Alarm. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ David Robb (December 11, 2018). "Former 'Arsenio Hall' Music Director Robin DiMaggio Charged With Embezzlement – Deadline". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ↑ "Ex-musical director of 'The Arsenio Hall Show' sentenced for embezzling nearly $1M from charity concert for homeless children". KTLA. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ↑ "BOP: Federal Inmates by Name".
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Robin DiMaggio on IMDb
- Robin DiMaggio discography at Discogs
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