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Hickory Woman Faces 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Wire Fraud
Hickory Woman Faces 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Wire Fraud
April 5, 2021
38-year-old Jessica Anne Miller of Hickory pleaded guilty to federal charges last Thursday (April 1) to wire fraud scheme for stealing more than $68,000 from a federally funded workforce development program. She could receive up to 20 years in prison. The announcement was made by William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler presided over the plea hearing.
According to filed plea documents and Thursday’s court hearing, from July 2016 to November 2019, Miller was employed as a career coach by an entity contracted by a nonprofit association of local governments to provide training to job seekers, using federal funds made available by the U.S. Department of Labor under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
A woman who worked as a career coach could spend up to 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing $68,000 from a federal program.
Jessica Anne Miller, 38, of Hickory, pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday of stealing more than $68,000 from a federally funded workforce development program, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Miller pleaded guilty to a wire fraud scheme, which carries a maximum prison term of 20 years and a $250,000 fine. After Thursdayâs plea hearing, Miller was released on bond. A sentencing date for Miller has not been set.
U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler presided over the plea hearing.
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