A Huffman woman was sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas. Marcia Nickette Remedies, 71, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and was sentenced to eight months in federal prison. She was also ordered to pay $24,887.75 in restitution. According to information presented in court, in May 2023, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office contacted the FBI to request assistance in an investigation concerning Marcia Remedies, who operated as a caretaker to a 91-year-old, bed-ridden individual. The victim reported that Remedies had unlawfully withdrew money from her account utilizing her debit card. The victim was on hospice for health-related issues and reported she hired Remedies to assist her in her home with daily affairs and personal needs. She found Remedies through an ad on Facebook and hired her around October 2022.
Remedies was authorized to use the victim’s debit card for one-time purchases, such as personal need items and groceries. Beginning in November 2022 through April 2023, numerous unauthorized automated teller withdrawals were made at various locations in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. It was determined that Remedies made automated teller withdrawals at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana and numerous other unauthorized withdrawals at local stores that were not for the benefit of the victim. Surveillance video captured Remedies on video conducting numerous unauthorized transactions. Remedies made $24,887.75 in unauthorized withdrawals from the victim’s account.
