The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit says a year-long bank fraud investigation ends with the arrest of a Lacombe woman.
The sheriff’s office says Shania Dawn Obannon is wanted on warrants for 21 counts of Bank Fraud; one count of Theft Between $1,000 and $5,000 and 14 counts of Theft Under $1,000.
Between May 2019 and December 2019, Obannon perpetrated two separate bank fraud and theft schemes amounting to more than $18,000 in fraud. Her victims included 21 different banks, government entities, and local businesses.
She is currently incarcerated in Orleans Parish Prison although it isn’t clear on what charges she was booked into the Orleans Parish jail.
“Through an analysis of bank records, investigators learned Obannon had opened several accounts at various banks and was writing checks on those accounts without depositing funds into those accounts,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “In some cases, she was writing checks on accounts she had previously closed. She was also perpetuating a scheme known as “check kiting,” which involves using bad checks to open accounts at other banks.”
Once she is released from Orleans Parish Prison, Obannon will be extradited to St. Tammany Parish Prison.
