3 California women indicted for fraud scheme that included Giant Food Stores

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A federal grand jury indicted three California girls previous thirty day period for defrauding quite a few victims employing illegally attained and fraudulent bank data, in accordance to U.S. Lawyer John C. Gurganus. 

One of their victims was Large Food Retailers in central Pennsylvania, Gurganus said.

The women indicted on March 23 are Davida Algie Fortenberry, Laje Elise Ford, and Chartanae Ajanee Lovely, all from Oakland, California.

They are billed with wire fraud and conspiracy to dedicate wire fraud, Gurganus claimed.

The indictment alleges that in between May perhaps 2020 and June 2021, Fortenberry, Ford and Attractive, functioning with other unnamed co-conspirators, defrauded many victims working with fraudulently attained financial institution account info from US financial institutions and overseas financial institutions. 

The indictment also alleges that the women possessed additional than 15 fraudulently obtained money accessibility devices. The indicted conspiracy took spot in 13 states and Washington DC, and it resulted in losses exceeding $400,000. 

The situation was investigated by the Harrisburg Office of the United States Solution Provider. Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul J. Miovas, Jr. is prosecuting the case. 

The optimum penalty under federal law for wire fraud and conspiracy to dedicate wire fraud is 20 years’ imprisonment. These costs may well also have a fine and a term of supervised launch next imprisonment. A sentence next a locating of guilt is imposed by the choose after consideration of the relevant federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Rules. Indictments are only allegations. 

All folks charged are presumed to be harmless unless of course and right up until identified responsible in court. 

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