A Jersey City U.S. Army recruiter has admitted to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft related to actions she took at the end of 2023, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced.
Jane Crosby, 35, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.
Between around September 2023 and December 2023, Crosby submitted “Pre-Active Duty Membership” bank account applications to a credit union on behalf of seven U.S. Army recruits or purported recruits, without their knowledge or consent, court documents say.
Such accounts are intended to facilitate the direct deposit of soon-to-be service members’ salaries once they join the military…