http://www.courierpress.com/news/2007/dec/19/alleged-wesselmans-scammer-indicted/ By Gavin Lesnick Evansville Courier & Press December 19, 2007 A Seattle woman will face federal charges for allegedly defrauding Wesselman's grocery stores of thousands of dollars. Carima Jansen was indicted by a federal grand jury in Indianapolis for the charges, which were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to a press release issued this morning, the indictment alleges that the crime began when Wesselman's computer system was compromised in Evansville by a program that allowed perpetrators to obtain the user ID and password for the chain's bank account. The program infiltrated the system through a fraudulent e-mail that was purportedly sent by the Better Business Bureau, the release said. Jansen allegedly opened a bank account with a counterfeit passport and then used the information from the program to transfer funds from Wesselman's acount to her own. The release said she transferred $14,672 into the account and then withdrew nearly all of the stolen money in cash. Jansen faces a maximum possible prison sentence of 10 years and a maximum possible fine of $250,000. An initial hearing will be scheduled before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Evansville Jansen is brought to Indiana by the United States Marshal. She is currently in custody in Washington. __________________________________________________________________ Visit InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/
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