Metairie Pastor Indicted for Access Device Fraud and Obstruction of a Federal Investigation

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that DALE SANDERS ("SANDERS"), 56, from Kenner, Louisiana, was charged in an eleven-count indictment for access device fraud, and obstruction of a federal investigation, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 1029(a)(2), 1029(c)(1)(A)(i), and 1519.

According to the indictment, from approximately April 2020 through April 2024, SANDERS used an unauthorized access device, specifically the debit card for Company A's bank account and obtained U.S. currency of approximately $343,293.00. SANDERS faces up to twenty years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, up to three years of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00.

U. S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that the indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kathryn McHugh of the Financial Crimes Unit.

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