June 19, 2006- United States Attorney Patrick L. Meehan today announced the filing of an Information* against Tanya Gibbs-Scott charging that, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344, she executed a scheme to defraud PNC Bank, N.A. It is alleged that defendant Gibbs-Scott was employed as a business banking specialist at PNC Bank and, in the course of her employment there, submitted and approved for processing a total of four fraudulent loan applications totaling $91,000 on behalf of fictional and non-existent non-profit organizations known as “Philadelphia Center for the Aging and Disabled” and “People for People,” and then used and spent the funds for her own personal benefit.
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DEFENDANT |
ADDRESS |
AGE [Date of Birth] |
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Tana Gibbs-Scott |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Age 32 |
If convicted the defendant faces a maximum possible sentence of 30 years imprisonment, a fine of $1,000,000, mandatory restitution, 5 years of supervised release and a special assessment of $100. Probation is not available.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has been assigned to Assistant United States Attorney John J. Pease.
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UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Contact: RICH MANIERI Media Contact 215.861.8525 |
*An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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