Newburgh Woman Sentenced for Mail Fraud
| U.S. Attorney’s Office August 07, 2009 |
EVANSVILLE, IN—Kimberly D. Vierling, 45, of Newburgh, Indiana, was sentenced to three years of probation with the first six months requiring residence in a work release center yesterday by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young following her guilty plea to mail fraud, announced Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. This case was the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Vierling obtained about $50,000 in fraudulent student loans from the Educational Resources Institute by applying for a student loan using the identification of another person without that person’s authorization.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd S. Shellenbarger, who prosecuted the case for the government, Vierling was ordered to make restitution in the amount of $49,425.