Lynn Carol Williams, Wire Fraud, Maryland 2013

Lynn Carol Williams, a 56-year-old resident of Middle River, Maryland, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with a scheme to misuse a corporate purchasing card, causing losses of more than $107,000 to the Freestate Challenge Academy, a Maryland National Guard program located at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

The scheme, which took place from February 2008 through October 2010, involved Williams using the corporate credit card to buy gift cards and items over the internet for her personal use. To conceal her fraud, Williams prepared false logs of the card activity and fictitious receipts, purportedly for office supplies, snacks for program participants, and other legitimate items purchased from local stores.

Williams was authorized to use the Academy's corporate credit card to make purchases for the Academy, and was required to prepare a monthly expense report, which included the purchasing card billing statement, original receipts, copies of the approved requisition forms, and a log of activity on the purchasing card. Once her supervisor approved the expense report, it was forwarded to the State of Maryland Military Department, which paid the account balance on the corporate purchasing card.

According to her plea agreement, Williams faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for wire fraud. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett scheduled sentencing for May 6, 2013, at 3:00 p.m.

United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the FBI, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and Aberdeen Proving Ground Police for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Joyce K. McDonald, who is prosecuting the case.

The case is the result of an investigation by the FBI, Defense Criminal Investigative Service, and Aberdeen Proving Ground Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joyce K. McDonald.

Lynn Carol Williams, a former Maryland National Guard employee, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/ormer-maryland-national-guard-employee-aberdeen-proving-ground-pleads-guilty-fraud-scheme