TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA – Jamilla Ciar Hall, 30, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arrested yesterday after a federal grand jury in Tallahassee returned an indictment charging Hall with conspiracy to commit mail fraud, 5 counts of mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The offenses are alleged to have been committed in the Northern District of Florida. The indictment was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
The indictment alleges that the Florida Prepaid College Board, which administers the Florida
Prepaid College Program (“Florida Prepaid”), contracted with Intuition College Savings Solutions (“ICSS”) to provide customer service and records administration services for Florida Prepaid College Program. The indictment further alleges that Hall was an employee of ICSS and that between on or about July 1, 2018, and on or about December 31, 2018, Hall accessed and viewed the personal identification information of Florida Prepaid account owners and beneficiaries, and then fraudulently changed mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses associated with existing Florida Prepaid plans. The indictment further alleges that Hall fraudulently completed cancellation forms using the personal identification information of Florida Prepaid account owners and beneficiaries. In doing so, Hall fraudulently caused Florida Prepaid refund checks to be mailed and delivered by the United States Postal Service, which she personally cashed or which she gave to
others to fraudulently cash. In total, it is alleged that Hall fraudulently obtained and attempted to obtain approximately $42,000 in funds to which she was not entitled.
Hall faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, and a 2-year mandatory minimum prison sentence consecutive to any other sentence imposed for aggravated identity theft.
This case resulted from an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the United States Secret Service. Assistant United States Attorney Justin M. Keen is prosecuting the case.
The jury trial for Hall is scheduled for July 29, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. before the Honorable Judge Alan Winsor at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee.
An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
