Sacramento woman indicted on federal bank fraud, and ID and mail theft charges

A Sacramento woman was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank fraud, identity theft and possession of stolen mail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

Ashley Leyba, 32, is accused of trying to defraud a financial institution.

“She obtained identity information, identification documents, cards, and checks belonging to other people without their authorization,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. “Leyba obtained at least some of these items from stolen mail.”

Leyba allegedly used stolen I.D. cards and checks to obtain things of value from a credit union. As part of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Sacramento Police Department, Leyba was allegedly found in possession of stolen mail.

“If convicted, Leyba faces a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for each count of bank fraud, a mandatory two-year sentence on each count of aggravated identity theft, and a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the count of possession of stolen mail,” according to the news release.

This story was originally published May 14, 2022 at 10:37 AM.