SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Lawrence County woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a wire fraud scheme that targeted the Missouri Lottery and a southwest Missouri gas station.
Amy Young, 42, of Mount Vernon, was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud, according to a federal news release.
The release said Young conspired with others to purchase Missouri Lottery tickets using stolen and fraudulent credit cards and credit card numbers at a gas station in Joplin. The crime took place over several weeks in July and August 2022…