United States Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan announced today, August 9, 2006, that Evelyn McBryde of Braddock, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on charges of Bank Fraud.
The three-count indictment named McBryde, age 41, as the sole defendant.
According to the indictment presented to the Court, McBryde deposited funds into accounts at banks through Automated Teller Machines, in which she materially overstated the amount of the actual deposit. She then withdrew funds associated with the fraudulent deposits.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway, who presented the case to the grand jury, indicated that the law provides for a maximum total sentence of 90 years in prison, a fine of $3,000,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
The Financial Crimes Task Force of Southwestern Pennsylvania conducted the investigation leading to the indictment in this case. The Financial Crimes Task Force of Southwestern Pennsylvania is comprised of United States Postal Inspectors, Special Agents of the United States Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Investigators from the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office, and Detectives from the Allegheny County Police.
An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
