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Former Financial Director of Counseling Center Receiving DOJ Funds Arrested for Bank Fraud and Tax Evasion

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On February 23, 2024, the former Financial Director of the Family Crisis and Counseling Center (FCCC), an entity receiving DOJ Victims of Crime Act grant money, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was arrested and charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of tax evasion.  Deanna Long was charged in the Northern District of Oklahoma.  According to the criminal Information, between in or about 2014 and in or about 2018, Long issued unauthorized checks from FCCC’s bank accounts to herself with no legitimate business purpose.  The amounts of the payments allegedly totaled approximately $278,257.  In addition, according to the Information, Long willfully attempted to evade and defeat substantial income tax in the approximate amount of 24,767.  The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Dallas Office, the United States Secret Service, and IRS Criminal Investigation.

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