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Two Women Charged in $1.5M Lafayette Wire Fraud Case
['Joe Cunningham']
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— A federal grand jury has indicted two Lafayette-area women on wire fraud charges tied to a scheme that pulled in at least $1.5 million from victims over several years, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana.
Felicia Young, 58, of Lafayette, and Leisa Fuselier, 59, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, were indicted on July 15 on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
More Than $1.5 Million Moved Through CashApp, Venmo and CashBelieving those claims, victims sent Young at least $1.5 million through CashApp, Venmo, checks and cash withdrawals.
Those transactions triggered interstate wire transmissions, which is what turns a fraud case into a federal one and forms the basis for the wire fraud charges.
Young is accused of keeping the money for herself, paying Fuselier for her role in the scheme and using the rest to keep the fraud going.