Two Indicted on Farm Credit Fraud Charges

PLANO – Two people with partial East Texas residency are named as a federal grand jury in Plano returns multiple indictments this week. They’re named as Franciscus Maria Berdina Gerrits, 47, also known as Francisous Gerrits, and Mari E. Hendrina Gerrits, 44 — also known as Maria Gerrits, Maryke “Maria” Arends, and Marijke Arends. The two, who list their homes as Hopkins County, Texas, and the Netherlands, were indicted for violations of fraud against farm credit agencies and conspiracy to commit fraud against farm credit agencies. If convicted, they each face up to 5 years in federal prison.