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Defendant Sentenced for Elderly Relative’s Theft
BISMARCK – A woman from Montana was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for stealing $134,000 from her elderly mother-in-law and father-in-law.
Carol Ann Feist, 57, from Whitehall, Montana, pleaded guilty to committing Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft against her elderly relatives.
According to court documents, Feist called a customer service representative at a US Bank in Bismarck, North Dakota, and pretended to be her elderly mother-in-law.
Feist provided the bank with her mother-in-law’s personal identifying information and initiated a $134,000 wire transfer from her mother-in-law and father-in-law’s checking account to a title company in Helena, Montana.
The $134,000 transaction represented the life savings of Feist’s mother-in-law and father-in-law, who were unaware of the transaction.
Feist used the money as a down payment on a home she purchased in Whitehall, Montana, and also fraudulently listed her father-in-law as a co-borrower on the property.
Feist’s father-in-law was in hospice care at the time and has since passed away.
U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider called the crime ‘financial abuse of the elderly,’ a serious offense with serious penalties.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bismarck Police Department, and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan J. O’Konek prosecuted the case, which resulted in Feist’s 65-month sentence and a $134,000 restitution order.
Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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