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Atoka Woman Sentenced to 5 Months for Wire Fraud in Oklahoma
Muskogee, Oklahoma – In a shocking turn of events, MICHELLE RENA McININCH, a 44-year-old woman from Atoka, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 5 months imprisonment, followed by 5 months of home detention, 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $29,337.74 in restitution for wire fraud.
The charges against McININCH arose from an investigation by the Office of Emily Redman, District 19 District Attorney, and the United States Secret Service. The defendant pleaded guilty in November 2013.
According to the information, in or about January 2013 through in or about March 2013, the defendant executed a scheme to defraud banks within the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The defendant deposited false and fraudulent financial instruments into accounts at First United Bank, Landmark Bank, BancFirst, and First Texoma Bank and immediately began withdrawing approximately $43,121.11 from the accounts by means of automated teller machines (ATMs).
As part of the scheme to defraud, the defendant transmitted and caused to be transmitted by means of wire communication in interstate commerce, writings, signs, signals, pictures, or sounds, for the purpose of executing and attempting to execute the aforesaid scheme and artifice to defraud.
The Honorable Ronald A. White, District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing. The defendant was ordered to report to the Bureau of Prisons on August 14, 2014.
Assistant United States Attorney Chris Wilson represented the United States in this case. The defendant’s sentence sends a strong message that wire fraud will not be tolerated in Oklahoma.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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