A couple in Washington state has admitted to stealing nearly $229,000 from banks and their customers.
According to the DOJ, Emily Vranic and co-defendant Heather Marquis stole mail and used personal identifying information to take over and drain victim bank accounts while running up credit cards.
“Once they had fully taken over a stolen identity, statements and other records were mailed directly to their own Bremerton address….
In one instance, the pair attempted to transfer $35,000 from a vulnerable victim’s account, after a successful transfer of almost $33,000 from the same account.
When the transfer was rejected, they repeatedly called the bank posing as the account holder to try to get the fraud alert removed.”
Marquis has agreed to a $228,701 forfeiture judgment, while Vranic has agreed to pay restitution to the victims of at least $48,000.
Sentencing is set for September of this year.
Prosecutors have agreed to cap their prison time recommendations for Marquis at four years and nearly five years for Vranic.
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