A former marketing executive with Dow Louisiana Federal CreditUnion has pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud in conjunctionwith Visa branded lottery tickets the CU was using in a marketingcampaign.
|Court documents were not clear as to the exact nature of thepromotion, but the bill of information the government filed in thecase instead of an indictment alleged Ashley Braud, between Aug. 3,2009 and Sept. 30, 2009, ordered scratch-off tickets the CU wasusing as part of a promotion for her own personal use, in totalordering 30,000 tickets.
|The U.S. Attorney only filed a bill of information since Braudwaived her right to appear before a grand jury.
|Court documents did not reveal how much money or merchandiseBraud might have obtained from using the cards or what the cardscost the CU. The $247 million Plaquemine, La., credit unionhas not yet returned a call for comment.
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