United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

FORMER EMPLOYEE OF IRS CONTRACTOR ADMITS STEALING U.S. TREASURY CHECKS

Nora R. Dannehy, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACQUELINE WHITE, 31, of Branford Street, Hartford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of theft of government property.

According to documents filed with the Court and statements made in court, WHITE was employed as a clerk for a contractor for the Internal Revenue Service that operated a lockbox facility in Windsor, Connecticut.  As part of her responsibilities, WHITE opened taxpayer remittance envelopes and removed checks to forward for processing.  Between April 13 and April 27, 2006, WHITE stole eight checks written by individual taxpayers payable to the U.S. Treasury that had an aggregate value of $51,433.  WHITE altered the checks to reflect her name “Jacqueline White,” or some version of her name, as the payee, and then deposited the checks into her personal checking account.

Judge Underhill has scheduled sentencing for August 7, 2008, at which time WHITE faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a fine of up to $250,000.

This matter was investigated by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.   The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Susan Wines.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov