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Former Clerk for Chicago Transit Authority Retirement Plan Charged in Wire Fraud Scheme
A former clerk for the Retirement Plan for Chicago Transit Authority Employees has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly fraudulently obtaining more than $350,000 in Plan funds.
Ayanne Nesbitt, 50, of Chicago, is accused of creating and obtaining approval for fraudulent payment requests of various retirement benefits, including death benefits and pension contribution refunds, to purported CTA retirees or their beneficiaries.
The payment requests contained false and fraudulent representations about the purported recipients’ identities and entitlement to the payments, according to an indictment returned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago.
Nesbitt either accepted the fraudulently obtained funds in accounts she controlled or had the money paid to others and then transferred to Nesbitt, the charges allege.
From 2019 to 2021, Nesbitt fraudulently created approximately 43 false payment requests, defrauding the Plan of approximately $356,934, the indictment states.
The indictment charges Nesbitt with five counts of wire fraud. Arraignment is set for Dec. 8, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., before U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly.
The public is reminded that an indictment is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Each count of wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison. If convicted, the Court must impose a reasonable sentence under federal statutes and the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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