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March 18, 2008
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DERBY WOMAN CHARGED WITH BANK FRAUD
Kevin
J. O’Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut,
announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven returned an Indictment
today charging LINDA LEE DAVID, 47, of Derby, Connecticut, with eight counts
of bank fraud.
DAVID was arrested on March 7, 2008,
on a Complaint charging her with a number of federal offenses. According
to the Complaint and the Indictment, DAVID was employed as a bookkeeper for a
business located in New Haven. While employed there, it is alleged that
she forged the owner’s signature on business checks that she made payable
to herself, petty cash, or to credit card companies from which she had obtained
fraudulent credit cards using her employer’s personal identification.
U.S. Attorney O’Connor stated
that the investigation of this matter continues.
According to documents filed with
the Court, at the time DAVID is alleged to have committed the offenses, she was
on federal supervised release from a 2005 conviction in federal court for wire
fraud. A petition alleging a violation of the conditions of DAVID’s
supervised release has been filed by the United States Probation Office and a
hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, before United States District
Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport.
DAVID has been detained since her
arrest on March 7.
If convicted, DAVID faces a maximum
term of imprisonment of 30 years and a fine of up to $1,000,000, on each count.
U.S. Attorney O’Connor stressed
that an indictment is only a charge and not evidence of guilt. The defendant
is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the Government's burden to prove guilt
beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case is being investigated by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney Anthony E. Kaplan.
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