A Colorado grand jury indicted Stephanie Laugier and Thierno Barry on 37 felony counts over an alleged bank fraud scheme involving home equity credit accounts and victims’ personal identifying information. The indictment alleges that they used fraudulent identification and created fraudulent businesses using victims’ information without consent; the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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https://coag.gov/press-releases/two-charged-with-37-felonies-in-bank-fraud-operation-involving-home-equity-line-of-credit-accounts/
2026 07 31 08 23 39 CO State Grand Jury Indictment Gucci and
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"Stephanie Laugier, 27, and Thierno Barry, 29"
"violation of the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act"
"under Colorado laws"
"the defendants used victims’ personal identifying information to create fraudulent businesses through a public system managed by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office. The fraudulent business filings were made around the same time as the bank thefts and frauds and without the victims’ consent."
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