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Woman gets 1-day prison term for bank fraud
U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona Manglona has imposed a one-day prison term on a woman who pleaded guilty to using another person’s ATM card 46 times to fraudulently withdraw over $800 from the real owner’s savings account.
Manglona on Tuesday gave Esperanza Estrada Ellis credit for time served.
Ellis was placed on supervised release for three years, required her to perform 50 hours of community service, and pay a $100 special assessment fee.
Restitution hearing will be on March 31, 2015.
Ellis pleaded guilty to bank fraud as part of a plea agreement.
Ellis is the registered owner and recipient of P.O. Box 504858 on Saipan. In June or July 2012, Ellis received an ATM bank card from Bank of Guam. This ATM card was in the name of Silvia C. Macato. She does not know Macato or have any relation to her.
Around the same time, Ellis received from BOG a personal identification number to go with the ATM card she received.
On several occasions in 2012, Ellis used the ATM card and PIN several times to withdraw at least $800 from Macato’s account.
