United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announces that United States District Court Senior Judge William H. Steele sentenced Jonathan Jernigan on June 6, 2017. Jernigan was sentenced to 5 years on probation and ordered to pay the total amount of loss, for wire fraud in violation of 18 USC 1343. Jernigan, worked as the Childrens Medical Groups financial manager, illegally used the company credit card for personal expenditures. He also illegally used the companys bank accounts for personal gain without authorization. Jernigans scheme was discovered when Childrens Medical Group attempted to purchase vaccines and their credit card was declined. Childrens Medical Group began investigating their finances and discovered Jernigans actions.
Audit identified unauthorized charges on Jernigans assigned PNC Bank card. Some of the charges included expenditures of $8794; $7570: and $3340 at Diamonds Mens Club in Mobile, Alabama. The loss is estimated to be more than $190,000.
The United States Secret Service (USSS) and the Mobile Police Department investigated this case. Assistant United States Attorney Christopher Baugh prosecuted the case for the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Alabama.
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Source: U.S. Secret Service