Volusia County Woman Sentenced To Over Nine Years In Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge John Antoon II has sentenced Angela Courington (65, Volusia County) to nine years and three months in federal prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. As part of her sentence, the court also entered an order of forfeiture in the amount of $2,201,836.40, the proceeds of the fraud.     Courington entered a guilty plea on June 5, 2024.

According to court documents, between January 2013 and October 2022, Courington stole more than $2.2 million from her employer and his companies in her role as the companies’ accounting manager. Specifically, Courington made at least 84 company checks payable to herself without authorization by fraudulently forging the signature of the owner of the companies. To conceal her fraud, Courington documented the forged checks in the companies’ accounting systems as legitimate expenses. Additionally, as part of her fraudulent scheme, she used the companies’ credit cards and funds from her employer’s personal bank account for her own benefit, including, in large part, to fund her gambling habit. 

This case was investigated by Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kara M. Wick.