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Coffeyville Woman Sentenced For $150,000 Mail Fraud

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Kansas

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Coffeyville woman was sentenced today to 60 days in federal prison for stealing $150,000 from a customer at a bank where she worked, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. In addition, she was ordered to pay full restitution.

Phyllis Lanning, 61, Coffeyville, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. She admitted that while she worked for Condon National Bank in Coffeyville, Kan., she created and mailed falsified documents in order to conceal the fact she stole $150,000 from a customer’s account. She diverted legitimate monthly statements to a postal address in Bartlesville, Okla., that she controlled. She prepared counterfeit statements and mailed them to the owner of the account. The theft was discovered after the owner of the account died and family members took control of the account.

McAllister commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Alan Metzger for their work on the case.

 

Updated October 10, 2018

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Financial Fraud
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