United States of America v. Judith A. Hetzell

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1344.

Judtih A. Hetzell, age 64, , the former business manager for a non-profit guardianship agency based in the Western District of Pennsylvania, fraudulently drafted checks against individuals’ bank accounts to which the agency had access as a provider of guardianship and other fiduciary services to the victims. The checks were drafted to cash and to Hetzell’s mother and deposited into two personal bank accounts that Hetzell controlled.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to two months imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $80,966 in restitution to her former employer.