Woman Admits to Multi‑million‑dollar Fraud Scheme in Berkeley County
French admitted more than 700 fraudulent transactions and agreed to pay $2,737,932 in restitution after a years-long scheme targeting public and conservatorship accounts.
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Former Berkeley County sheriff’s employee pleads guilty in nearly $3 million fraud scheme
MARTINSBURG — A former Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office employee admitted Tuesday to stealing nearly $3 million from taxpayer funds and conservatorship accounts in a fraud scheme that spanned more than 17 years and involved hundreds of fraudulent transactions.
Woman admits to multi‑million‑dollar fraud scheme in Berkeley County
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 48-year-old Lisa French, of Martinsburg, admitted to conspiring to steal cash payments collected by the sheriff's office and to "manipulate conservatorship and estate accounts overseen by the office."
Former Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office employee admits fraud, embezzlement
MARTINSBURG – A former employee of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has admitted her role in a years‑long fraud and embezzlement scheme that targeted vulnerable individuals and public funds, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced today. Lisa Lee French, 48, of Martinsburg, admitted that between 2007 and October 2024, she conspired to steal cash payments […]
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