Baldwin resident found guilty in identity theft, bank fraud scheme

Baldwin resident found guilty in identity theft, bank fraud scheme

JACKSONVILLE, FL - U.S. Attorney A. Brian Albritton announced today that, following a bench trial in the U.S. District Court in Jacksonville, Isla Machelle Brumfield was found guilty of aiding and abetting both aggravated identity theft and bank fraud.

Brumfield, 26, a resident of Baldwin, Florida, is scheduled to be sentenced on February 26, 2009.

Brumfield faces a mandatory minimum two-year term of imprisonment on the charge of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft, which term must run consecutively to any sentence imposed on the charge of aiding and abetting bank fraud. Brumfield also faces a total maximum fine of $1.25 million, and may be required to make a payment of restitution.

According to court documents, Brumfield worked in the Customer Service Sales Department at CitiBank. In her position there, she used a computer to access both credit card account numbers and personal identification information associated with CitiBank credit card customers.

Between December 2007 and January 2008, Brumfield assisted in a scheme wherein the compromised personal identification information of a victim was utilized to obtain a CitiBank credit card. The fraudulently obtained credit card was subsequently utilized by an associate of Brumfield to withdraw cash out of several automated teller machines throughout Duval County.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kevin C. Frein.