Sisters indicted on mail fraud charges
U. S. Attorney Richard Roper of the Northern District of Texas announced Monday the federal grand jury indictment charging two sisters, Janie Heggins, 55, of Desoto and Paulette Heggins-Carter, 38, of Grand Prairie, with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and six counts of mail fraud relating to a scheme to defraud a Dallas business, ART Holding, Inc.
The indictment alleges that from November 2001 through June 2007, Janie Heggins, an employee of ART Holding, and Paulette Heggins-Carter, an employee of the U. S. Department of Transportation conspired to defraud and obtain approximately $469,000 from ART Holdings to pay creditors, themselves and a business the two owned.
If found guilty, Janie Heggins and Paulette Heggins-Carter face up to five years in prison and $250,000 on each conspiracy charge and up to 20 years in prison and $250,000 fine for each mail fraud count.
Arraignment for Janie Heggins and Paulette Heggins-Carter is set for June 17.
