Tiffany Hall Indicted

A former hotel clerk in Alabama has been indicted on fraud and identity theft charges for the unauthorized use of a customer’s bankcard. TIFFIANY LASHAWN HALL, 40, of Birmingham, was charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

According to the indictment, Hall worked as a front desk clerk at a hotel on Pelham Parkway in Pelham in October 2013. On October 11, 2013, Hall obtained a Regions Bank card belonging to a hotel customer identified in the indictment as P.T. Without authorization, Hall used the card for purchases at Walmart, Piggly Wiggly, and Beauty Masters, according to the indictment.

The indictment alleges that Hall used the card to withdraw funds from P.T.’s Regions account, with the multiple transactions totaling more than $3,000. The indictment charges Hall with three wire fraud counts for separate bankcard purchases made at Walmart on Montclair Road in Birmingham.

The indictment also charges Hall with aggravated identity theft for using the bankcard, a means of identification of P.T., in relation to the wire fraud. The maximum penalty for wire fraud is 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The penalty for aggravated identity theft is a minimum of two years in prison, which must be served after completion of any other sentence imposed for an associated crime, and a maximum $250,000 fine.

The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamarra Matthews Johnson is prosecuting. The government will seek a longer sentence, of up to 10 years, if Hall is convicted because the criminal acts occurred while she was on supervised release after serving time on a 2007 conviction in federal court.

An indictment includes only charges, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The case against Tiffany Hall will proceed to trial, where the evidence against her will be presented. If convicted, Hall faces significant prison time and fines for her alleged crimes.

The investigation and prosecution of Tiffany Hall’s case demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement agencies to combating fraud and identity theft. The U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Attorney’s Office work together to protect the public from these types of crimes and to bring those who commit them to justice.