NC woman sentenced to prison for defrauding clients through fake travel agency
A North Carolina was sentenced to a maximum of 5 years in prison for using a fake travel agency to defraud clients and steal their money, according to Craven County District Attorney Scott Thomas.
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Julie Ann Mincey, 58, from New Bern, was found guilty Tuesday after a week-long jury trial. She was charged with nine counts of felony embezzlement and one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. Mincey was also ordered by the court to pay more than $53,000 in restitution to her victims.
The state presented evidence that shows that Mincey accepted thousands of dollars from local customers promising to book them trips across the world, according to a release from Thomas.
As the dates of their trips approached, Mincey's clients would discover that they in fact had no trip booked for them at all and Mincey was not able to provide them with any explanation as to why.
Instead of reimbursing clients for their money, Mincey fled the country, according to Thomas.
Thomas said in court investigators gained access to Mincey's bank accounts and found that she used the money gained from her clients for herself by traveling to Europe, paying off a vehicle for a friend and paying off credit cards.
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