East Texas Woman Guilty Of Stealing CARES Act Check

Brianna Clarisse Banks

A Wood County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing government money. Investigators say 24-year-old Brianna Clarisse Banks of Hawkins stole an Economic Stimulus check from an individual’s post office box in Avinger. She then used the victim’s name, social security number, and date of birth to open a checking account but used her address on the account. She faces up to ten years in prison at sentencing.