Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JILL ANDRAS LEBLANC, a/k/a JILL FREMIN, age 38, of Thibodaux, was indicted last Friday and charged with eighteen counts of wire fraud and money laundering.
According to the Indictment, LEBLANC stole several hundred thousand dollars from her mother's retirement account. More specifically, LEBLANC was appointed power of attorney on Oct. 29, 2008, for her mother who was terminally ill with cancer. LEBLANC’s father, an oil field worker, had accumulated a substantial individual retirement account (IRA) during his working life. He passed away several years prior to 2011. This investment account was managed by a national brokerage house whose home offices are in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During LEBLANC’s administration of her mother's account, she stole approximately $369,701 from the account and spent it on personal, frivolous items.
If convicted, LEBLANC faces a possible maximum sentence of twenty years imprisonment per count, and/or a fine of $250,000 and up to three years of supervised release. LEBLANC will be ordered to pay restitution.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans reiterated that an Indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation and the Office of the Louisiana State Inspector General in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Carter K. D. Guice, Jr. of the Fraud Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
