A Florida woman has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for committing wire fraud.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Alexis Hodges, 39, to 12 months and one day in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
She was also ordered to pay the victim $73,291.33 in restitution. Hodges pleaded guilty on June 28, 2024.
According to court records, from at least November 2019 through October 2021, Hodges fraudulently used the bank account of a Kennebunk business to pay expenses for herself, her family members, and her business.
Hodges provided the bank account information to multiple vendors, causing or attempting to cause more than $90,000 to be electronically paid out of the account to pay her rent, insurance policies, and credit card bills, among others, without the victim’s consent or knowledge.
In September 2021, the victim discovered that unauthorized payments were occurring and reported it to the Kennebunk Police Department, which referred the case to the U.S. Secret Service New England Cyber Fraud Task Force for investigation.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office does not identify crime victims and is limiting identifying information, including the name and type of business, to protect the victim’s privacy.
In 2011, Hodges was convicted of identity theft, defrauding a financial institution, and scheming to defraud for unlawfully accessing the customer accounts of her then-employer.
The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case with assistance from the Kennebunk Police Department.
