Umeka Treymane Myers spent the money she bilked from a Dallas County jail commissary program in big ways. She bought flights, traveled around the country and went to casinos. Now, she could spend 10 years in a federal prison. Myers, a 49-year-old clerk who worked at the Lew Sterrett Justice...
Umeka Treymane Myers spent the money she bilked from a Dallas County jail commissary program in big ways. She bought flights, traveled around the country and went to casinos. Now, she could spend 10 years in a federal prison.pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing more than a quarter-million dollarsMyers worked for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office overseeing a property vault for inmates that gave them back their leftover commissary money upon their release from jail, according to the U.S.
In late April, she was dealt a charge of theft from a program that receives federal funding. She waived her right to a grand jury and entered into a plea agreement with the government. As part of her job, Myers was meant to correct errors that occurred when an inmate was unable to process a debit card payment. In effect, she made dozens of extra copies of their debit cards, according to court records.
Then, over a three-year period starting in 2018, she used the cards buying plane tickets and spent cash at casinos around the country. The feds reviewed casino records, airline records, ATM surveillance footage and her personal bank accounts.
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