Sean P. Costello U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
A woman from Daphne, Alabama has been sentenced to 93 months in federal prison for crimes including wire fraud, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and violating the terms of her supervised release.
Court records show that Ramie Renee Freeman, 56, submitted false documents to a car dealership in Daphne in March 2025. The documents included a forged receipt for non-existent Social Security benefits and an altered court order claiming she received alimony payments. These materials led a Texas-based financing company to approve a loan for Freeman, who then took possession of the vehicle.
Freeman also admitted that between January and May 2025, she posed as an attorney and accepted payments from victims seeking help with uncontested divorces. In April 2025, she forged signatures and mailed fraudulent divorce paperwork and a check drawn on her own account to the Baldwin County Courthouse. When the check was returned for insufficient funds, Freeman falsely claimed to be a lawyer during a call with courthouse staff. The mailed package included personal information of the victims without their consent.
Federal agents executed a search warrant at Freeman’s apartment in May 2025, finding the vehicle obtained through fraud along with other evidence. Freeman told authorities that she returned to fraudulent activities because it was difficult for someone with felony convictions to find legitimate employment. At the time of these offenses, she was already on federal supervised release following previous fraud convictions in Alabama (2022) and New Hampshire (2009 and 2011), as well as several state-level convictions in New Hampshire.
Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock handed down a sentence totaling 93 months—57 months for her recent crimes plus another 36 months for violating supervised release conditions. After completing her prison term, Freeman will serve three years of supervised release; six months must be spent at a halfway house. She will also undergo drug testing and receive mental health treatment during this period. No fine was imposed but Freeman must pay $300 in special assessments and $3,800 in restitution to victims.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced the sentencing.
The investigation involved the United States Secret Service, Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, and Daphne Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Justin Roller and George May prosecuted the case.
