Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Scheme in Which She Defrauded Five Victims of

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Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Scheme in Which She Defrauded Five Victims of More Than $1.2 Million

Some Elderly Victims Lost Their Retirement Savings


Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Nely Rider, age 74, of Bowie, Maryland, to 18 months in federal prison, followed by nine months of home detention as part of three years of supervised release, for wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud at least five individuals in Maryland, Virginia, and elsewhere, of a total of more than $1.285 million. Judge Hazel also entered an order requiring Rider to forfeit and to pay restitution in the amount of $1,285,545.01.

The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer C. Boone of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Baltimore Field Office.

“This defendant took advantage of her victims’ generosity and lied to steal over a million dollars,” said United States Attorney Robert K. Hur. “The victims she preyed upon included the elderly, for whom the loss of retirement savings is particularly tragic. The Justice Department is committed to bringing fraudsters like these to justice.”

According to Rider’s plea agreement, from December 2009 through May 2014, Rider defrauded five victims by falsely stating that an individual in Mexico, named Patricia, was in danger and needed assistance to travel to the United States. Rider falsely stated that once “Patricia” was safely in the United States, she would have access to money to repay the victims.

Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/fraudster-sentenced-18-months-federal-prison-scheme-which-she-defrauded-five-victims-more