A former clerk for the Chicago Transit Authority allegedly created dozens of false death and pension benefit requests over two years in order to defraud the agency out of more than $350,000.
in federal court on five counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Monday, after she allegedly stole money that was intended to be provided to CTA retirees or their beneficiaries.
Prosecutors alleged Nesbitt — whose job responsibilities allowed her to access the CTA’s retirement fund — sought and received approval to initiate fund transfers to purported beneficiaries. But rather than sending that money to employees or their families, these transfers contained fraudulent information, and the money went straight to Nesbitt, the indictment states.
“The Plan immediately investigated the matter and determined that Ayanna Nesbitt, an employee of the Retirement Plan Office had withdrawn the funds in a fraudulent manner,” Sidrys said in the statement.
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