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Florence Resident Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud

U.S. Attorney’s Office March 20, 2009
  • Eastern District of Kentucky (859) 233-2661

COVINGTON, KY—Catherine Cahill, 47, of Florence, Ky., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge David Bunning to an Information which charged her with Unlawful Use of a Credit Card.

Cahill was employed as office manager at Edward Connor & Associates, a general psychological services firm. She was authorized to make necessary purchases with a corporate credit card for the functioning of the business. Cahill used the corporate credit card to make authorized business purchases along with unauthorized personal purchases. These unauthorized personal purchases totaled $126,558.13.

Cahill is scheduled to be sentenced on July 31, 2009. She faces up to 15 years in prison, a maximum fine of 250,000.00, three years of supervised release, and possible restitution.

However, any sentence will be imposed by the Court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and applicable federal statutes.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin G. Dusing.

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