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Former Habitat for Humanity executive director pleads guilty to fraud

Gina Malloy will face federal sentencing in January

Former Habitat for Humanity executive director pleads guilty to fraud

Gina Malloy will face federal sentencing in January

WEBVTT S CAMILA ORTIIS LIVE.CAMILA: MALLOY ALSO SERVED ONTHE COUNCIL BLUFFS SCHOOL BOARDFOR NINE YEARS.FBI INVESTIGATORS SAY SHE FAKEDrtSOMEBODY'S SIGNATURE TO GET ALOAN. A 2014 FRAUD CASE COMING TOLIGHT THrtREE YEARS LATER.GINA MALLOY, SEEN HERE BACK WHENSHE WAS THE COUNCIL BLUFFSHABITAT FOR HUMANITY EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, COULrtD NOW BE FACING UPTO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FORIDENTIFICATION FRAUD.COURT DOCUMENTS FILED WEDNESDAYSAY MALLOY USED A FORMER BOARDMEMBER'S PERSONAL INFORMATION TOAPPLY FOR A $30,000 LOAN.rtTHE DOCUMENT STATING, "THEDEFENDANT SIGNED THE NAME OF THEVICTIM, WROTE HIS SOCIALSECURITY NUMBER AND ATTACHEDrt ACOPY OF HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE ALLWITHOUT HIS AUTHORIZATION."MALLOY PLEADED GUILTY, ADMITTINGSHE ALSO USED HIS I.D. TO APPLYFOR A U.S. BANK CREDIT CARD FORrtHABITAT FOR HUMANITY.WE WENT TO MALLOY'S HOMETHURSDAY NIGHT.AND CALLED HER PHONE.rtBUT, NO ANSWERMALLOY WORKED AT HABITAT UNTIL2015, THEN BECAME THE EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR FOR JOSLYN rtCASTLE.SHE HELD THAT POSITION FOR LESSTHAN A YEAR.WE HOPE TO LEARN MORE ABOUTMALLOY'S EXITrt FROM JOSLYN CASTLETOMORROW.HER ATTORNEY, STU DORNAN, DIDNOT RETURN MY CALLS.SENTENCING IS SET FOR JANUARY INCOUNCIL BLUFFS.IN THE MEANTIME, SHE'S ONrtSUPERVISED RELEASE.SHE'LL ALSO HAVE TO PAY MORETHAN $25,000 IN RESTITUTION TOHABITAT FOR HUMANITY AND U.S.BANK.
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Former Habitat for Humanity executive director pleads guilty to fraud

Gina Malloy will face federal sentencing in January

The former executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs has pleaded guilty to the unlawful use of an identification document, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Justice.Gina K. Malloy is on supervised release until her sentencing, set for Jan. 24.FBI investigators say Malloy forged a signature to apply for a $30,000 loan from Windset Capital Corporation in 2014. The loan application was made in the name of Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs, the release said.Court documents indicate the loan application required a second signature from a Habitat for Humanity member. Malloy signed the name of an unknowing victim, a former board member, and used his name, Social Security Number and a copy of his driver's license.Malloy admitted she also applied for a U.S. Bank business Visa credit card for Habitat for Humanity around Jan. 13, 2015, using the same victim's personal data.As part of the plea agreement, Malloy agreed to pay at least $13,490 to Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs. and $12,100 to U.S. Bank in restitution.Phone calls to Malloy and her attorney, Stu Dornan, were not returned Thursday night. Malloy worked as the executive director for Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity for nine years, up until 2015. After that, she became the executive director for Joslyn Castle, holding that position until May 2016. The defendant was also on the Council Bluffs School Board for nine years.

The former executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs has pleaded guilty to the unlawful use of an identification document, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Justice.

Gina K. Malloy is on supervised release until her sentencing, set for Jan. 24.

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FBI investigators say Malloy forged a signature to apply for a $30,000 loan from Windset Capital Corporation in 2014. The loan application was made in the name of Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs, the release said.

Court documents indicate the loan application required a second signature from a Habitat for Humanity member. Malloy signed the name of an unknowing victim, a former board member, and used his name, Social Security Number and a copy of his driver's license.

Malloy admitted she also applied for a U.S. Bank business Visa credit card for Habitat for Humanity around Jan. 13, 2015, using the same victim's personal data.

As part of the plea agreement, Malloy agreed to pay at least $13,490 to Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs. and $12,100 to U.S. Bank in restitution.

Phone calls to Malloy and her attorney, Stu Dornan, were not returned Thursday night.

Malloy worked as the executive director for Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity for nine years, up until 2015. After that, she became the executive director for Joslyn Castle, holding that position until May 2016. The defendant was also on the Council Bluffs School Board for nine years.