A Baton Rouge woman has been accused of defrauding members of a local credit union out of more than $100,000, then sending the money to accounts at the same bank before attempting to launder it through L’Auberge Casino.
Ashana K. Webb, 27, was arrested Wednesday for one count each of theft over $25,000, illegal transmission of monetary funds, and bank fraud — all related to a scheme that appears to have started in the spring.
Webb’s arrest records show that on May 5, several members of Neighbors FCU Credit Union began contacting credit union staff about receiving text messages, asking if they had performed a transaction for various amounts. When members replied “no,” they received a call from someone claiming to be a member of the credit union’s fraud department…