Two Texas Women Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Transnational Elder Fraud Scheme
May 6, 2021 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice
Each defendant sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for conspiring to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.
Defendants
- Pamela Sue Hannan — age 68 · Sherman, Texas · sentenced
- Pamela Sue Jennings — age 69 · Houston, Texas · sentenced
Charges
Conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: 24 months in federal prisonPamela Sue Hannan· pleaded guilty and sentenced
Conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: 24 months in federal prisonPamela Sue Jennings· pleaded guilty and sentenced
Financial actions
- seizure: $4.1 million — Funds received from romance scam victims and victims of other fraudulent schemes, transferred to foreign co-conspirators
From the announcement
“Today’s sentences send a clear message that schemes targeting elderly victims will not be tolerated, and those facilitating such schemes will be held accountable,”
“By acting as domestic money transmitters for foreign co-conspirators, these defendants played fundamental roles that allowed foreign actors to reach from overseas to target elderly victims in communities across the United States. Bringing the remaining perpetrators to justice remains a priority for this office.”
Investigating agencies
Case details
- Prosecuting office
- Eastern District of Texas
- Judge
- J. Campbell Barker, U.S. District Judge
Primary source
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