Fraud and Identity Theft in Birmingham
A former hotel clerk in Alabama has been indicted for fraud and identity theft after using a customer’s bankcard without authorization, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.
TIFFIANY LASHAWN HALL, 40, of Birmingham, is charged with three counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
According to the indictment, Hall worked as a front desk clerk at a hotel on Pelham Parkway in Pelham in October 2013. While at work on October 11, 2013, Hall obtained a Regions Bank card belonging to a hotel customer identified in the indictment as P.T. Without authorization, Hall used the card for purchases at Walmart, Piggly Wiggly and Beauty Masters, totaling more than $3,000.
The indictment charges Hall with three wire fraud counts for separate bankcard purchases made at Walmart on Montclair Road in Birmingham and one count of aggravated identity theft for using the bankcard, a means of identification of P.T., in relation to the wire fraud.
If convicted, Hall faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for wire fraud, and a minimum of two years in prison, which must be served after completion of any other sentence imposed for an associated crime, and a maximum $250,000 fine for aggravated identity theft.
An indictment includes only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Tamarra Matthews Johnson prosecuting.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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