U.S. v. Okomba, et al.

U.S. v. Jacqueline Dianne Okomba and Laurence A. Sessum

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 United States v. Okomba - Case Number 3:18-cr-292- Bill of Indictment filed August 22, 2018

Charges have been filed against Laurence A. Sessum, 46, and Jacqueline Dianne Okomba, 51, of Charlotte, for their role in a fraudulent debt collection scheme operating out of Mecklenburg County. According to court documents, Sessum was the owner and operator of Direct Processing LLC (Direct Processing), a fraudulent debt collection company. Okomba worked for Direct Processing managing collections and overseeing operations in Sessum’s absence.   

According to court records, Sessum, Okomba and their co-conspirators defrauded victims by using fraudulent misrepresentations and threatening and abusive tactics to induce victims to pay money they purportedly owed.  The fraudulent tactics included using fictitious company names in communications with victims and falsely representing that there was pending litigation or charges against victims. 

The filed criminal bill of indictment states that, between October 2013 and January 2017, Sessum, Okomba, and others at Direct Processing defrauded thousands of individuals throughout the United States of more than $5.7 million. 

Charges against the defendants are pending.