Woman sentenced after receiving millions from East Texas elder victim in fraud scheme
Posted/updated on: September 16, 2021 at 8:56 am
EAST TEXAS — A Shreveport woman was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday for receiving $4.85 million after committing fraud against an elderly victim from Bullard, according to our news partner KETK. Monica Ruiz, 45, pleaded guilty on March 24, 2021, to wire fraud and was sentenced to 97 months. Ruiz enlisted a variety of bogus pretenses and promises in the scheme. Some of those fake claims include: Ruiz had been in a coma, had brain surgery, had a kidney transplant, was in a car accident and was committed to a mental institution.
