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   A U.S. Army employee was indicted for allegedly stealing more than $100   
   million in Army funds, which she is said to have then used to make large   
   personal purchases.   
      
   The U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Texas, announced in a   
   press release on Dec. 6 that 57-year-old Janet Yamanaka Mello, who worked   
   as a civilian financial program manager at Fort Sam Houston, faces 10   
   counts related to a fraud scheme.   
      
   Court documents allege that Mello “regularly” submitted fraudulent   
   paperwork asking for funding from the Army for her Child Health and Youth   
   Lifelong Development (CHYLD) organization, according to the press release.   
      
   Mello claimed in the paperwork that CHYLD “provided services to military   
   members and their families” — and managed to obtain over $100 million in   
   Army funding before authorities were alerted, according to the U.S.   
   Attorney's Office.   
      
   However, the indictment asserted that “CHYLD did not provide any   
   services,” and after obtaining the money Mello used it to buy “millions of   
   dollars” in items such as jewelry, clothing and vehicles along with real   
   estate.   
      
   The U.S. Attorney's Office said Mello was charged with five counts of mail   
   fraud, four counts of engaging in a monetary transaction over $10,000   
   using criminally derived proceeds and one count of aggravated identity   
   theft for allegedly falsifying the digital signature of one of her   
   supervisors “on multiple occasions.”   
      
   The agency also noted in its release that if convicted, Mello could face a   
   “maximum penalty of 20 years in prison” for defrauding the Army and “up to   
   10 years in prison” for spending the fraudulent funds she obtained. If   
   found guilty of falsifying her supervisor’s signature, she could also face   
   a minimum of two years in prison.   
      
   The indictment also requested that Mello forfeit the property she   
   allegedly purchased with the fraudulent funds.   
      
   Mello's first scheduled court appearance was on Dec. 14 where she stood   
   before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry J. Bemporad of the U.S. District Court   
   for the Western District of Texas, per the release. The U.S. Attorney's   
   Office noted that “a federal district court judge will determine any   
   sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other   
   statutory factors.”   
      
   The IRS Criminal Investigation and the Department of the Army Criminal   
   Investigation Division are still investigating the case.   
      
   https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/u-army-employee-accused-stealing-   
   162537347.html   
      
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