Former Florida Prepaid College Program Contractor Indicted For Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

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Former Florida Prepaid College Program Contractor Indicted For Conspiracy, Mail Fraud, And Aggravated Identity Theft

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 5, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Jamilla Ciar Hall, 30, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arrested yesterday after

a federal grand jury in Tallahassee returned an indictment charging Hall with conspiracy to commit

mail fraud, 5 counts of mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The offenses are alleged to have

been committed in the Northern District of Florida. The indictment was announced by Lawrence Keefe,

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

The indictment alleges that the Florida Prepaid College Board, which administers the Florida

Prepaid College Program (“Florida Prepaid"), contracted with Intuition College Savings Solutions

(“ICSS") to provide customer service and records administration services for Florida Prepaid

College Program. The indictment further alleges that Hall was an employee of ICSS and that between

on or about July 1, 2018, and on or about Dec. 31, 2018, Hall accessed and viewed the personal

identification information of Florida Prepaid account owners and beneficiaries, and then

fraudulently changed mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses associated with existing

Florida Prepaid plans. The indictment further alleges that Hall fraudulently completed cancellation

forms using the personal identification information of Florida Prepaid account owners and

beneficiaries. In doing so, Hall fraudulently caused Florida Prepaid refund checks to be mailed and

delivered by the United States Postal Service, which she personally cashed or which she gave to

others to fraudulently cash. In total, it is alleged that Hall fraudulently obtained and attempted

to obtain approximately $42,000 in funds to which she was not entitled.

Hall faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit mail fraud

and mail fraud, and a 2-year mandatory minimum prison sentence consecutive to any other sentence

imposed for aggravated identity theft.

This case resulted from an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the

United States Secret Service. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen is prosecuting the

case.

The jury trial for Hall is scheduled for July 29, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. before the Honorable Judge

Alan Winsor at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of

federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and

entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a

reasonable doubt at trial.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that

serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access

public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

Florida website. For more information about the United States Attor ey’s Office, Northern

District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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