Omaha woman sentenced for role in fraud scheme involving dozens of suspects

The "ringleader" of a fraud scheme involving an Omaha bank and more than two dozen suspects was sentenced on Monday.

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Omaha woman sentenced after fraud scheme targeted First National Bank accounts

The “ringleader” of a fraud scheme involving an Omaha bank and more than two dozen suspects was sentenced on Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. —

The “ringleader” of a fraud scheme involving an Omaha bank and more than two dozen suspects was sentenced on Monday.

Rukyia Dean, 50, was sentenced to two years of probation for a felony charge of criminal conspiracy. Dean pleaded no contest to the charge last December.

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Last April, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office identified 28 suspects involved in the fraudulent check scheme.

Investigators said the suspects stole over $53,000 from more than 24 accounts at First National Bank in Omaha.

Dean was the ringleader and is accused of recruiting accomplices with promises of money. Investigators said she was recruiting co-conspirators who had a history of homelessness.

Dean was also sentenced on Monday in a separate forgery case from this year, where she recruited a vulnerable minor to cash a $1,000 check in exchange for payment.

She was sentenced for time served in that case.

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