Source: US FBI
GREENSBORO – A High Point, North Carolina woman was sentenced on July 22, 2025, in Winston-Salem to 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Clifton T. Barrett of the Middle District of North Carolina (MDNC).
Wendy Gibson-Fitzgerald, age 53, was sentenced to 87 months imprisonment plus 3 years supervised release by the Honorable Thomas D. Schroeder, United States District Judge in the United States District Court for the MDNC.
According to court records, from 2017 through May of 2020, Gibson-Fitzgerald defrauded the victim company and lenders of $466,776.79. Gibson-Fitzgerald fraudulently utilized the victim’s personal identifying information to take out loans in the victim’s name. Some of the loans required daily payments. Additionally, Gibson-Fitzgerald secured high-interest loans with victim company equipment and accounts receivable. Gibson-Fitzgerald fraudulently obtained credit cards in the victim’s name as well as fraudulently made hundreds of money transfers from the victim’s personal and business accounts into Gibson-Fitzgerald’s personal accounts. Gibson-Fitzgerald used the money to pay for personal expenses including trips and retail shopping.
Gibson-Fitzgerald had previously been convicted of Felony Conspiracy to Defraud the United States – Illegal Kickback Scheme, Felony Conspiracy to Distribute Schedule II and II Controlled Substances and Felony Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud in 2012 in the Western District of North Carolina.
Gibson-Fitzgerald pleaded guilty on February 6, 2025, to eight counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the High Point Police Department. The case was prosecuted by MDNC Special Assistant United States Attorney Mary Ann Courtney and Assistant United States Attorney Frank Chut.
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