Two Texas Women Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charges in Transnational Elder Fraud Scheme

Aug 7, 2020 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

This case reached the guilty plea stage in the Department of Justice's public record. Everything below reflects only what the government itself announced, and links to the original release.

Pamela Sue Hannan, 67, of Sherman, Texas, and Pamela Sue Jennings, 68, of Houston, Texas, pleaded guilty to conspiring with foreign co-conspirators to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business on August 6, 2020 before U.S. Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell.

District

Eastern Texas

Announced

Aug 7, 2020

Status

Guilty plea

Defendants

Pamela Sue Hannan — age 67 · Sherman, Texas · pleaded guilty
Pamela Sue Jennings — age 68 · Houston, Texas · pleaded guilty

Charges

Conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: 5 years in federal prisonPamela Sue Hannan· pleaded guilty
Conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: 5 years in federal prisonPamela Sue Jennings· pleaded guilty

Financial actions

seizure: $880,000 — Funds received from romance scam victims and other fraudulent schemes, transferred to foreign co-conspirators' bank accounts

Investigating agencies

U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security InvestigationsU.S. Postal Inspection ServiceSherman Police DepartmentAppleton Police DepartmentU.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Texas

Case details

Prosecuting office: Eastern District of Texas
Judge: K. Nicole Mitchell, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Elder FraudElder Justice Legislation And InitiativesLaw Enforcement CollaborationMoney Laundering / Money MulesRomance ScamTransnational Crime / International CooperationUnlicensed Money Transmitting Business

Primary source

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