Defendant Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud and Filing a False Tax Return

SACRAMENTO—United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that REGINA SCHENCK, 46, of Herald, CA, pleaded guilty today to computer fraud and filing a false tax return before Senior United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton.

This case is the product of an extensive investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

According to Assistant United States Attorney Matthew D. Segal, who is prosecuting the case, REGINA SCHENCK worked in a law firm as an office manager. During her employment, she used her position to steal approximately $1.3 million from the firm.

REGINA SCHENCK is scheduled to be sentenced by Senior Judge Karlton on November 10, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. The maximum penalty for computer fraud is five years imprisonment and a fine $250,000. The maximum penalty for filing a false tax return is three years imprisonment and a fine of $100,000. However, the actual sentence will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.

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