Lincoln County Woman Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A rural Lincoln County woman accused of diverting nearly $900,000 from her legally blind employer has pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge.<br/><br/>US Attorney John Richter

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 6:29 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A rural Lincoln County woman accused of diverting nearly $900,000 from her legally blind employer has pleaded guilty to a federal mail fraud charge.

US Attorney John Richter says Pamela Lynn Trout was charged with using her employer's credit card, opening a credit card under the employer's name for her own personal use and using the employer's financial accounts to pay her credit card accounts.

Richter says Trout had been indicted on 19 counts of mail and wire fraud stemming from her employment with Petroleum Property Management Company but agreed to plead guilty Monday to the one count of mail fraud.

Trout faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Terms of the plea agreement require Trout to pay $685,000 in restitution to the company's owner and $200,000 to an insurance company.