Security News in Brief: Office Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fraud

Source: United States Department of Justice News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Cranston woman who, while working as office secretary to a local auto body business, devised a scheme to fraudulently obtain the proceeds of nearly 200 checks provided to customers by their insurance companies to pay for vehicle repairs, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.