Lynchburg Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA – United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today the guilty plea of a Lynchburg woman charged with a variety of fraud charges.

Catherine Pankey, 62, of Lynchburg, Va., pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Lynchburg to one count conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and two counts of student loan fraud.

“Today’s conviction holds accountable a number of individuals who committed a variety of frauds,” United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said today. “The United States Attorney’s Office will continue to pursue federal charges in cases involving financial fraud.”

The investigation of the case was conducted by The investigation of the case was conducted by the United States Department of Education- Office of the Inspector General, the United States Secret Service, the Virginia State Police, the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office and the Lynchburg Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer R. Bockhorst will prosecute the case for the United States. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Bockhorst is prosecuting the case for the United States.