A Florida woman has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for wire fraud offenses. Alexis Hodges, 39, received a sentence of 12 months and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. She is also required to pay $73,291.33 in restitution to the victim. Hodges had entered a guilty plea on June 28, 2024.

Court documents revealed that between November 2019 and October 2021, Hodges misused the bank account of a business located in Kennebunk to cover personal expenses for herself and her family members, as well as her own business. By providing the bank account details to various vendors, she facilitated or attempted transactions exceeding $90,000 without the consent or knowledge of the account holder. The unauthorized payments were discovered by the victim in September 2021 and subsequently reported to the Kennebunk Police Department. The case was then referred to the U.S. Secret Service New England Cyber Fraud Task Force for further investigation.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has withheld specific details about the crime victim, including their name and business type, to protect their privacy.

Hodges has a prior conviction from 2011 for identity theft and financial fraud related to unlawfully accessing customer accounts at her former workplace.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Secret Service with support from the Kennebunk Police Department.