路易斯安那州拉法叶两名女子被起诉：被控骗取受害人至少150万美元
位于美国路易斯安那州拉法叶的联邦大陪审团2026年7月15日返回起诉书，指控当地58岁女子 Felicia Young 与59岁的特立尼达和多巴哥公民、美国合法永久居民 Leisa Fuselier 共谋实施电汇诈骗并实施电汇诈骗，Young 另被加控妨碍司法。两人若罪名成立，每人最高面临20年监禁。本案案号6:26-CR-00269，目前仅为指控，两人未经证明有罪前推定无罪。
起诉书指控，Young 自2020年3月起经营骗局多年。她先通过自己名下的 ALA Floral 2、Kreole Ala 2、Johnston Street Drive-Thru、F&B Rentals 等公司的正当生意取得受害人信任，再以借钱为由让受害人出资；得手后又谎称自己的银行账户被冻结，需要受害人再存入款项才能解冻还款。
为维持骗局，Young 安排三方通话，由 Fuselier 在电话中冒充 Young 开户机构的代表，向受害人证实账户因欠款被冻结的谎言，并指示受害人在指定日期与时间内存入指定金额。受害人通过 CashApp、Venmo、支票与现金取款等方式，向 Young 支付了至少150万美元，这些交易触发了州际电汇传输。起诉书还指控，Young 把钱用于个人挥霍、支付 Fuselier 的报酬与继续行骗，并于2023年12月30日销毁或隐匿记录，意图妨碍其在正式程序中使用。
此案由联邦调查局（FBI）调查，路易斯安那州西区联邦检察官 Zachary A. Keller 宣布起诉。他表示，保护公众免受金融掠夺者的侵害是该办公室的首要任务之一。
Two Lafayette Women Indicted in Fraud Scheme That Took at Least $1.5 Million From Victims
A federal grand jury in Lafayette, Louisiana, returned an indictment on July 15, 2026, charging Felicia Young, 58, of Lafayette, and Leisa Fuselier, 59, a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. Young was additionally charged with obstruction of justice. Each faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. The case number is 6:26-CR-00269. An indictment is merely an allegation, and both defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
According to the indictment, Young orchestrated the scheme beginning in March 2020 and lasting several years. She allegedly gained victims' trust through legitimate dealings at companies she owned, including ALA Floral 2, Kreole Ala 2, Johnston Street Drive-Thru and F&B Rentals, then asked them to lend her money. Once victims provided funds, she allegedly claimed her bank accounts were frozen and requested additional deposits to unlock the accounts in order to repay them.
To keep the scheme going, Young allegedly arranged three-way calls in which Fuselier falsely posed as a representative of Young's financial institution and confirmed the lie that the accounts were frozen over an outstanding debt, instructing victims to deposit specific amounts by a certain day and time. Victims paid at least $1.5 million to Young through CashApp, Venmo, checks and cash withdrawals, in transactions that triggered interstate wire transmissions. The indictment further alleges that Young used the funds for her own enrichment, to pay Fuselier, and to continue the fraud, and that on December 30, 2023, she obstructed justice by destroying or concealing records.
The FBI investigated the case. U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Keller for the Western District of Louisiana, who announced the indictment, said protecting the public from financial predators is a top priority for his office.
来源：美国联邦检察官办公室
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图片来源：图：位于华盛顿特区的美国司法部总部罗伯特·肯尼迪大楼（资料照片），本案由路易斯安那州西区联邦检察官办公室起诉。Ajay Suresh 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The Robert F. Kennedy Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (file photo); the case is prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana. Photo by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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