WASHINGTON - A District woman, Angalia Moore, was arraigned today on a 12-count indictment charging mail fraud, wire fraud, and theft, announced U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor and Gregory Campbell, Jr., Inspector in Charge of the Washington, D.C. Division, U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Moore, 54, of Farragut Street, NW, Washington, D.C., also faces forfeiture of the approximate $200,000 in money alleged to have been stolen. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle and is set for a status hearing on February 17, 2009. If convicted of all counts at trial, Moore could face up to 37 to 46 months in prison under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

According to the indictment, which was returned on February 3, 2009, and unsealed today, between 2002 and 2005, Moore worked as a Chief Financial Officer for a District of Columbia company which provided services for the mentally ill. She obtained the job claiming, falsely, that she was a Certified Public Accountant and had degrees from both American University and Tulane. While with this company, Moore allegedly stole refund checks, which were payable to her employer. The indictment also alleges that Moore obtained possession of room and board checks, from the mentally ill, their guardians or trustees, or from other sources, made payable to the company, but instead of depositing the checks into her employer's bank account, she instead misappropriated them by depositing them into her own personal bank account without permission.

Later, in 2006, Moore gained employment at a District of Columbia software development firm as their controller, treasurer, and acting Chief Financial Officer. She obtained this employment, again, by falsely representing her CPA status and educational background. While with the software development firm, Moore again allegedly misappropriated a refund check made payable to her employer. She also used her position to wire transfer money to herself or into accounts which she controlled. According to the indictment, Moore also stole money by using the firm's debit card for her own expenses and by filing for expense reimbursements for expenditures which she did not pay from her own funds.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed a violation of criminal laws. Every defendant is presumed innocent until and unless found guilty.

In announcing the indictment, U.S. Attorney Taylor and Inspector in Charge Campbell commended Postal Inspector and Team Leader Judy Ramos, and her team of inspectors. In addition, they commended the Legal Assistants in the Fraud & Public Corruption Section, including Legal Assistant April Peeler, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Virginia Cheatham, who is prosecuting the case.