U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani said that a Houston woman has been arrested on federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges related to a scam involving bogus credits on prepaid debit cards.Jaysha Victorian, a 23-year-old national bank contractor, appeared in federal court for the first time before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo.
On November 20, Victorian was indicted, and after her arrest, the charges were made public. According to the accusation, Victorian loaded prepaid debit cards with fictitious credits in January 2021 by using her access to the bank’s systems. Among these cards were those used, for example, to disburse California unemployment benefits. Cardholders allegedly withdrew their money from ATMs and bank offices before the fraudulent monies could be withdrawn, and Victorian is accused of knowing that the credits were not justified.
According to reports, the scheme produced bogus credits totaling over $8 million, of which over $7 million were either utilized or withdrew. In addition to fines of up to $250,000 for each conviction, Victorian faces up to 20 years in prison for the wire fraud charge and an additional five years for the conspiracy charge.
The FBI, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Labor-OIG conducted the investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Karen Lansden and Brad Gray.
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