Mr. Schiff: A $2.5 million
dollar cattle fraud scheme in Texas.
And FBI Special Agent Nikki Allen
was one of the investigators…
Ms.
Allen: "In 2003 we received information
from the Bryan Police Department;
they had received numerous complaints
from victims that had lost money in
the cattle scheme."
Mr. Schiff: Allen says Bryan
police and the FBI began gathering
evidence and then got a search warrant
for the suspect's residence…
Ms. Allen: "Where additional
evidence was found that supported
the allegations made by the victims
in this case."
Mr. Schiff: A 34-year-old Texas
woman was a suspect. Allen says victims
paid her $600 while the suspect claimed
to be a post-doctorate student at
Texas A&M and lying to the investors
saying…
Ms. Allen: "These cows would
be purchased from these large ranches
in Texas, brought to A&M, genetic
research would be conducted upon them,
and then the university would sell
these cattle back to the ranches with
this new and improved genetic substance
in them."
Mr. Schiff: Not true. The woman
plead guilty to mail and wire fraud.
She was sentenced to 70 months in
prison and ordered to pay back all
the money. I'm Neal Schiff of the
Bureau and that's the FBI's Closed
Case of the Week."
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