Fort Gibson Resident Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Katrina Dawn McCroskey, age 52, of Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to an Information of one count of Bank Fraud, punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.

The Information alleged that beginning in January 2016 and continuing until February 28, 2023, McCroskey knowingly executed a scheme to obtain moneys, funds, credits, assets, securities, or other property owned by or under the custody or control of BancFirst, a federally insured financial institution, by means of false and fraudulent pretenses, representations, and promises.

As part of the plea, McCroskey admitted that, without the authority of her employer, she utilized her position as office manager for a medical doctor to commit the fraud.

The charge arose from an investigation by the United States Secret Service.

The Honorable Gerald L. Jackson, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.

A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

McCroskey was released on bond pending sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.