So what was the sentence for this?
12 years and $31 million in restitution.
From the article..
“Talens, who has a background in marketing and strong computer design skills, was able to counterfeit coupons for “almost any grocery or drug store product and to make it for whatever value off she wanted,” federal authorities said. Designs on her seized computer allowed her to create fake coupons for some 13,000 products, according to the FBI.”
She also sold the coupons on social media, making $400,000 over three years.
12 years for both
She was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.
The modern-day Frank Abagnale — whose check fraud scam was highlighted in Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me If You Can” — was also ordered to pay $31.8 million in restitution at her September sentencing.