UGANDAN WOMAN SENTENCED IN BANK FRAUD SCHEME

Boston, MA... A Ugandan woman was sentenced today in federal court for her scheme using bogus identification documents to conduct bank frauds.

United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan and Peter Zegarac, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in Boston, announced today that BILLY NSUBUGA, age 32, a citizen of Uganda, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Edward F. Harrington to 13 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, and restitution of $107,401.00. NSUBUGA is also subject to deportation.

On February 7, 2006, NSUBUGA pleaded guilty to charges of Bank Fraud, Mail Fraud, Identity Theft and Identity Document Fraud. The government’s evidence showed that NSUBUGA opened bank accounts in Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut with $50 cash deposits under the names of other women, using altered passports from Uganda, South Africa and The Republic of Congo. She wrote checks on the out-of-state accounts to make large but unsupported deposits at branches of Citizens Bank in the Boston area, then withdrew the funds before Citizens was informed by the out-of-state banks that there were no funds in the accounts.

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Massachusetts Financial Crimes Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Diplomatic Security Services of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, and the Housing and Urban Development Agency. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Victor A. Wild, of Sullivan’s Economic Crimes Unit.

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