Jamestown Woman Arrested On Fraud Charge

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BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Alicia Wilson, 37, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with access device fraud. The charge carries a penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
 
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Grisanti, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, Wilson, an in-home health care aid, applied for credit cards in the names of the elderly couple she cared for. The defendant used the credit cards online and at local retail establishments in Jamestown and Erie, Pennsylvania, and withdrew cash from local banks.
 
Wilson made an initial appearance today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and was released.
 
The criminal complaint is the result of an investigation by the United States Postal Inspection Service under the direction of Acting Inspector in Charge James Buthorn.
 
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.