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Date: 07-27-2020
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United States of America v. Ruby Toosevich a/k/a Ruby Marie Lewis
Case Number: 2:17-cr-00171-JTM-JEM
Judge: James T. Moody
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (Lake County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office
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Description:
Hammond, IN - The United States of America charged Ruby Toosevich a/k/a Ruby Marie Lewis, age 55, with bank fraud.
According to documents filed in this case, between December 2012 and December 2013, Ruby Toosevich executed a scheme to defraud the medical practice where she worked by using her employer’s bank account to pay her own expenses. Toosevich created fraudulent invoices disguised as legitimate business expenses to obtain checks from her employer’s bank account totaling more than a half million dollars. She then used the checks to pay or attempt to pay for a mortgage, home remodeling and repairs, private school tuition, federal taxes, jewelry, a luxury car lease, and other expenses. After discovering Toosevich’s scheme, the medical practice stopped payment on some of the checks, resulting in a loss of approximately $335,676.
“Ms. Toosevich cheated her employer for the financial gain of herself, her friends and family,” said U.S. Attorney Kirsch. “These type of crimes will be investigated and prosecuted by my Office and our investigative partners.”
This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, and the Munster Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jacqueline L. Jacobs.
18:1344(2) BANK FRAUD and FORFEITURE/SUBSTITUTE ASSETS
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Outcome: The defendant is committed to the custody of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to be imprisoned for a term of 27 months. Upon release from imprisonment, the defendant is placed on supervised release for a term of 2 years. While on supervised release, the defendant is subject to the mandatory and discretionary conditions of supervision, as indicated. The Court orders the defendant to pay a $100.00 Special Assessment and to make restitution to Federal Insurance Company in the amount of $323,986.54.
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