Sacramento Bee Logo

Fugitive dubbed ‘Bank Robbing Babe’ arrested in Fairfield | The Sacramento Bee

×
  • E-edition
    • Customer Service
    • SacBee Rewards
    • About Us
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Apps
    • Mobile & Apps
    • Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube
    • News in Education (NIE)
  • Newsletters

    • Sacramento Region
    • Arena
    • City Beat
    • Crime
    • Local Govt Salary Database
    • The Homeless
    • Marcos Bretón
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Health & Medicine
    • Traffic Conditions
    • Weather
    • Communities
    • Elk Grove
    • Folsom/El Dorado
    • Roseville/Placer
    • Yolo
    • Sports
    • Kings
    • NBA News
    • 49ers
    • Giants
    • Oakland A's
    • High School Sports
    • Joe Davidson
    • More Sports
    • Raiders
    • NFL News
    • MLB News
    • River Cats
    • Soccer
    • Colleges
    • Golf
    • Autos Racing
    • Politics
    • Capitol Alert
    • State Workers
    • The California Influencer Series
    • Local Elections
    • PoliGRAPH
    • State Worker Salary Database
    • Legislative Gifts
    • Local Elections
    • California Elections
    • Election Endorsements
    • Election 2018
    • Voter Guide
    • Investigations
    • Data Tracker
    • Public Eye
    • Afghan Refugees
    • Nursing Homes
    • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Election Endorsements
    • Viewpoints
    • Influencers Opinion
    • California Forum
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Submit a Letter
    • Jack Ohman
    • Editorial Board
    • Entertainment & Life
    • Arts & Theater
    • Books
    • Home & Garden
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Outdoors
    • Pets
    • Travel
    • More Entertainment
    • Events Calendar
    • Horoscopes
    • Comics
    • Puzzles
    • TV Listings
    • Sacbee Rewards
    • Food & Drink
    • Restaurants News & Reviews
    • Restaurant Directory
    • Cooking & Recipes
    • Beer
    • Wine
    • Appetizers Blog
    • California
    • Big Valley
    • Marijuana
    • Wildfires
    • Water & Drought
    • Lottery
    • Business
    • Real Estate
    • Market Summary
    • Cathie Anderson
    • Nation & World
    • National
    • World
    • Technology
    • Family
    • Celebrities
    • TV news
    • Weird News
    • Video Break
    • News Obituaries
    • Death Notices
    • FAQ
    • ObitMessenger
    • In Memoriam

    • The Sacramento Bee Store
    • Golf Card
    • Farm to Fork Dining Card
  • Jobs
  • Moonlighting
  • Cars
  • Homes
  • Classifieds
  • Legal Notices
  • Place an Ad
  • Advertise
  • Mobile & Apps

Crime - Sacto 911

Sacto 911

Fugitive dubbed ‘Bank Robbing Babe’ arrested in Fairfield

    ORDER REPRINT →

April 28, 2014 06:22 PM

A woman who failed to appear for sentencing after pleading guilty to her role in a Sacramento-based bank fraud scheme four years ago has been arrested in Fairfield.

Niesha Nicole Jackson, 34, was featured on CNBC’s program “American Greed: The Fugitives” and was labeled the “Bank Robbing Babe,” according to a federal Department of Justice news release. When she was arrested, authorities said, she had in her possession at T-shirt with “BR Babe” printed on it.

According to court documents, Jackson was part of a bank fraud scheme that netted between $1 million and $2 million in losses to 37 banks in 2007 and 2008. The organizers, operating from California, sent runners to Alabama, Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas to use “pre-paid” credit cards at banks for cash advances.

Although the cards had only small amounts of money available, the runners would tell bank tellers to call a toll-free number that was controlled by Jackson and a co-conspirator. Jackson, posing as a card services representative, would mislead the bank employee into believing that thousands of dollars was available on the card, and then instruct the teller what buttons to press on the card terminal to make the transaction go through, authorities said.

Sign Up and Save

Get six months of free digital access to The Sacramento Bee

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

#ReadLocal

After receiving the cash, the runner would keep a portion and the rest of the fraudulently obtained funds would go to the organizers in the Sacramento area.

A federal jury indicted Jackson on July 30, 2009, charging her with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. She pleaded guilty in March 2010, but then failed to appear at her sentencing and a warrant was issued for her arrest.

After receiving information that Jackson was in Fairfield, the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force, composed of federal marshals and representatives of state and local agencies, set up surveillance and arrested her at a hotel. She was booked into Sacramento County Jail on Friday.

Seven defendants have been sentenced in the conspiracy, according to federal authorities.

Related stories from Sacramento Bee

crime

Woman dubbed ‘Bank Robbing Babe’ headed to prison

May 06, 2015 04:18 PM

  Comments  

Videos

Wild morning pursuit in Placer County ended in this fiery crash of truck into tree

Two shot, one dead in Tahoe City shooting

View More Video

Trending Stories

Gavin Newsom’s housing lawsuit put 47 California cities on notice. Is yours on the list?

February 19, 2019 12:00 AM

No, Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t kill high-speed rail. But what’s his Plan B?

February 18, 2019 03:00 AM

I owe how much? Americans shocked by impact of new tax law

February 19, 2019 09:00 AM

This California mansion and buffalo farm owned by $180 million lottery winner is now for sale

February 18, 2019 01:02 PM

El Dorado Sheriff’s Office seeks public’s help to find woman missing since Valentine’s Day

February 18, 2019 07:11 AM

Read Next

Auburn Rite Aid robbed by man who demanded prescription pills, police say

Crime - Sacto 911

Auburn Rite Aid robbed by man who demanded prescription pills, police say

By Vincent Moleski

    ORDER REPRINT →

February 19, 2019 03:07 PM

An Auburn Rite Aid near the intersection of Elm Avenue and Auburn Ravine Road was robbed Monday afternoon after a potentially armed man walked in and demanded prescription pills from the store’s employees, according to police.

KEEP READING

Sign Up and Save

#ReadLocal

Get six months of free digital access to The Sacramento Bee

SUBSCRIBE WITH GOOGLE

MORE CRIME - SACTO 911

Davis woman gets May murder trial in shooting of ex-boyfriend at downtown apartment

Crime - Sacto 911

Davis woman gets May murder trial in shooting of ex-boyfriend at downtown apartment

February 19, 2019 01:22 PM

Crime - Sacto 911

‘Wild morning!’ Stolen pickup catches fire after pursuit by CHP and Placer deputies

February 19, 2019 01:02 PM

Crime - Sacto 911

Watch CHP helicopter rescue two missing skiers and a dog from snowy El Dorado mountain

February 19, 2019 12:34 PM
El Dorado County woman still missing – Sheriff’s Office posts new photos of her SUV

Crime - Sacto 911

El Dorado County woman still missing – Sheriff’s Office posts new photos of her SUV

February 19, 2019 12:31 PM
Three Sacramento men arrested with $50,000 in pills after 100-mph pursuit, police say

Crime - Sacto 911

Three Sacramento men arrested with $50,000 in pills after 100-mph pursuit, police say

February 19, 2019 12:26 PM
‘Several’ dogs killed in Rancho Cordova shed fire, fire officials say

Crime - Sacto 911

‘Several’ dogs killed in Rancho Cordova shed fire, fire officials say

February 19, 2019 08:29 AM
Take Us With You

Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand.

Icon for mobile apps

The Sacramento Bee App

View Newsletters

Subscriptions
  • Start a Subscription
  • Customer Service
  • eEdition
  • Vacation Hold
  • Pay Your Bill
  • Rewards
Learn More
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletters
  • News in Education
  • Photo Store
Advertising
  • Place a Classified Ad
  • Place a Legal Notice
  • Place a Digital Ad
  • Place a Newspaper Ad
Copyright
Commenting Policy
Corrections Policy
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service


Back to Story