A former bank loan officer from Brighton has admitted to her part in a scheme defrauding her employer, a federal credit union, by fabricating loan applications in the names of Massachusetts prison inmates and individuals whose identities had been snatched. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Nadaje Hendrix, 26, entered a guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Friday, July 12, 2024.
Sentencing for Hendrix is set for October 4, 2024, after her indictment earlier this year alongside purported co-conspirator Glenroy Miller. From late 2019 through August 2021, Hendrix, serving as a loan officer and assistant branch manager, allegedly conspired with Miller, who was serving time, to secure loans using the personal data of prisoners and others, pocketing roughly $134,000. The loans were obtained with the help of individuals posing as the inmates, acting on the inside, as orchestrated by Miller.
This case of ensemble fraud points to deeper vulnerabilities in the financial system, exploiting the trust and mechanisms meant to serve the honest borrower. If convicted, Hendrix faces a possible maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a penalty reaching a million dollars. These penalties are contingent upon a federal district court judge's discretion, guided by the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and pertinent statutes.
With the prosecution led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kriss Basil of the Securities, Financial & Cyber Fraud Unit, the revelations driving the guilty plea were brought to light by the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston Division. However, while Hendrix has pleaded guilty, the allegations against Miller remain in the court's hands, where he preserves the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise.
