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PEORIA Two people could face decades in federal prison after being indicted for allegedly scheming to defraud the owner of an East Peoria boat dealership.
Jeffrey D. Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City and Kara M. Wilkey, 45, of Maroa were both indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of wire, mail and bank fraud as well as aggravated identity theft.
The two former employees of Mid Illinois Boats, Inc., doing business as Clinton Marine II, allegedly operated a multifaceted fraud scheme that defrauded their employer, banks, and the dealerships’ customers of more than $2 million, according to federal prosecutors. The pair allegedly spent the money on their own automobiles, vacations, credit cards, utilities and shopping, according to federal prosecutors.
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Two former boat dealership employees are charged in a $2 million fraud scheme.
Federal prosecutors have charged two former employers of a central Illinois boat and watercraft dealership in an alleged $2 million fraud scheme.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central Illinois announced the charges Monday against Jeffrey Gibbs, 55, of Farmer City, and Kara Wilkey, 45, of Maroa.
Gibbs made his first appearance Monday in U.S. District Court in Peoria. Wilkey is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 12, 2021.
According to the indictment, Gibbs and Wilkey ran a scheme that defrauded their former employer, Clinton Marine, along with banks and the dealerships’ customers.