14 DAY TRIAL // Chequila Motley, a former employee of an Alabama state government agency, has admitted participating in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. On Wednesday, she pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of conspiracy to file false claims.
She was indicted in late January.
Motley used her position at the government agency to access a database containing personal information. In August 2011, she sold the information to two other women, Veronica Temple and Yolanda Moses.
Temple and Moses used the information to file false tax returns.
A date for sentencing has not been established, but Motley could face between two and twelve years in prison, and three years of supervised release. She could be also forced to pay restitution and a fine that could reach $750,000 (€575,000).
As far as Temple and Moses are concerned, they had already pleaded guilty and each of them was sentenced to 57 months in prison.