Wessington Springs Woman Sentenced On Bank Fraud Charges

PIERRE, SD – A woman who pleaded guilty to bank fraud in South Dakota federal court was sentenced to nine months in prison and $4,427 in restitution.   Twenty-five-year-old Kaila Naomi Scofield of Wessington Springs pleaded guilty in January to defrauding a Sioux Falls credit union.  She was accused of depositing fraudulent checks into her account and then immediately withdrawing the money.

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