United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Bigfork, Montana, woman was charged in federal district court with 35 counts of Wire Fraud.
Judy Lynn Carroll, age 58, was charged on Aug. 22, 2017. She appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica Duffy on Oct. 23, 2017, and pleaded not guilty to the charges. The maximum penalty on each count upon conviction is 20 years of imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The charges relate to Carroll devising a scheme to fraudulently obtain checks, prepaid debit cards, or wires from another individual between December 2000 and October 2016. The charges are merely an accusation and Carroll is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Benjamin Patterson is prosecuting the case.
Carroll was released pending trial. A trial date has not been set.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
