Stephanie K. O'Bryan Press Release (Guilty Plea)

March 2, 2009
For Immediate Release

FORMER EMPLOYEE OF NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BANK FRAUD CHARGES

St. Louis, MO: Stephanie K. O’Bryan pled guilty to bank fraud charges involving the depositing and cashing of forged company checks, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway and Hannibal Police Chief Lyndell Davis announced today.

According to court documents, O’Bryan was employed by NorthEast Independent Living Service (NEILS) of Hannibal, Missouri. Between September 2003 and January 2007, O’Bryan engaged in a scheme in which she forged signatures on checks drawn on NEILS’ bank account and then deposited some of the checks into her own bank accounts at Perry State Bank and cashed other forged checks.

STEPHANIE K. O'BRYAN, Monroe City, Missouri, pled guilty to three felony counts of bank fraud. She now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years prison and/or fines up to $1,000,000, per count when she is sentenced on May 22, 2009.

Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by the Hannibal Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant United States Attorney Reginald Harris, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI CATHERINE L. HANAWAY United States Attorney	NEWS RELEASE
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March 2, 2009 For Immediate Release FORMER EMPLOYEE OF NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICE PLEADS GUILTY TO FEDERAL BANK FRAUD CHARGES St. Louis, MO: Stephanie K. O’Bryan pled guilty to bank fraud charges involving the depositing and cashing of forged company checks, United States Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway and Hannibal Police Chief Lyndell Davis announced today. According to court documents, O’Bryan was employed by NorthEast Independent Living Service (NEILS) of Hannibal, Missouri. Between September 2003 and January 2007, O’Bryan engaged in a scheme in which she forged signatures on checks drawn on NEILS’ bank account and then deposited some of the checks into her own bank accounts at Perry State Bank and cashed other forged checks. STEPHANIE K. O'BRYAN, Monroe City, Missouri, pled guilty to three felony counts of bank fraud. She now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years prison and/or fines up to $1,000,000, per count when she is sentenced on May 22, 2009. Hanaway commended the work performed on the case by the Hannibal Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant United States Attorney Reginald Harris, who is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.