Woodbury Woman Must Pay $18,000 in Restitution in Federal Fraud Case
Victoria Ayoola, 53, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court.
A Woodbury woman was sentenced Friday for using an alternative identity to obtain more than $18,000 in low-income housing tax credits. Victoria Ayoola, 53, was sentenced to two years of probation on a count of Social Security fraud and one count of making false statements, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Ayoola was also ordered to pay $18,114 in restitution. She was indicted on July 10, 2012, and pleaded guilty on Aug. 23, 2012. U.S. District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen handed down the sentence. “This type of fraud poses serious security vulnerability, one that often contributes to a host of other crimes —including identity theft and financial fraud. Targeting schemes like this that enable individuals to obtain …
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7:51 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
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