Mark Hebert, 48, a former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy, has pleaded guilty to one civil rights violation, five bank fraud violations and one aggravated identity theft violation.
Hebert, who responded to an automobile accident involving Albert Bloch in 2007, stole Bloch’s VISA debit card and used it to make unauthorized purchases and withdrawals from Bloch’s account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.
According to the plea agreement, Hebert continued his scheme even after the bank cancelled the debit card, negotiating and attempting to negotiate forged checks drawn from Bloch’s account. He then obtained Bloch’s replacement debit card and used it to make further unauthorized transactions.
By pleading guilty, Hebert admitted to violating Bloch’s civil rights when he unreasonably seized and converted Bloch’s property. He also admitted to executing his bank fraud scheme against Chase Bank on at least five occasions and to committing aggravated identity theft using Bloch’s driver’s license number and social security number.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite Jr. stated that Hebert’s guilty plea is a result of the successful collaboration of local and state law enforcement agencies in their fight against corruption. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand praised the persistence of his investigators and the efforts of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the investigation, stating that his office will not tolerate any form of corruption.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for March 24, 2014, before the Honorable Jane Triche-Milazzo. Hebert faces a maximum statutory sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine for each of the five counts of bank fraud, and a sentence of up to 2 years in prison and a fine for the count of aggravated identity theft.
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Key Facts
- State: Louisiana
- Category: Public Corruption|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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