Woman Charged with Fraud

ANGELINA COUNTY — Diboll police on Tuesday arrested a Hudson debt collector accused of using her position to steal someone�s identity and open an account, charging several thousand dollars at a local business. Lufkin Police had been investigating the case against Leanna Jean Busby, 30, since September, according to a police report. Busby used her position as a debt collector to access the victim�s information, the report stated. She then opened an account at Lowe�s in Lufkin, charging several thousand dollars. A warrant for her arrest was issued Feb. 1.

Diboll police caught up with Busby on Tuesday and arrested her, eventually turning her over to Lufkin police. In addition to the warrant for fraud, Busby had two tickets for speeding and failure to appear, jail records stated. She is out of the Angelina County Jail on a collective $6,000 bond, according to jail records.