Former Treasurer of Civitan Club Indicted on Mail Fraud Charges
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: September 18, 2012
The former Treasurer and Board member for the Little Rock Civitan Club went before a judge for the first time on Tuesday facing federal charges.
According to the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 66-year-old Jeanne Hanson was indicted Sept. 5 on 12 counts of mail fraud for stealing over $49,000 from the Little Rock Civitan Club.
The indictment says Hanson wrote checks to herself and covered it up by submitting falsified bank statements to the Board of Directors that showed an inflated bank balance.
Each mail fraud count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine plus a $100 special assessment.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service.
According to the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 66-year-old Jeanne Hanson was indicted Sept. 5 on 12 counts of mail fraud for stealing over $49,000 from the Little Rock Civitan Club.
The indictment says Hanson wrote checks to herself and covered it up by submitting falsified bank statements to the Board of Directors that showed an inflated bank balance.
Each mail fraud count carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine plus a $100 special assessment.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service.
