A woman leading a nationwide bank fraud scheme that attempted to steal $1.4 million was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.
Amber Towndrow, 36, acquired personal identifying information for at least 19 victims nationwide using fake IDs, impersonating victims, and used stolen information to register businesses in Washington.
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Towndrow, along with co-conspirator Darby Canfield, used business documents and false identification information, such as drivers’ licenses and passports, to open business bank accounts at financial institutions that had victims’ personal savings accounts.
The bank would link the newly created business bank account to the victim’s bank account, and then Towndrow would transfer the money from the personal bank account into the business account she created, according to records filed in the case…