Tyra Brown, a former customer service representative at a New Hampshire credit union, was sentenced to 36 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing over $300,000 from elderly clients.
The case was presided over by U.S. District Judge Brian S. Miller in the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Brown, who is from Benton, Arkansas, abused her position by accessing sensitive customer information and exploiting elderly account holders unfamiliar with electronic banking.
“The defendant deliberately abused her position of trust and chose to target elderly account holders, knowing some of whom were unfamiliar with electronic banking,” said Acting U.S. Attorney McCormack, “The U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners are vigilantly working to protect Granite Staters from fraudsters like the defendant.”
Brown pled guilty to one count of wire fraud after an investigation led by the FBI in New Hampshire. She illegally transferred funds using wire transfers, electronic debits, and Zelle, ultimately stealing $301,674.89 from at least ten victims, with an attempted theft total of $428,526.85.
Authorities emphasized their commitment to protecting the public from such fraudulent activities, especially targeting vulnerable elderly individuals.
“Tyra Brown had no compunction about swindling elderly victims out of their hard-earned money. What she did isn’t just cowardly, it’s cruel,” said James Crowley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division, “The FBI will never stop working to shut down elder fraud schemes like this one.”
