ALEXANDRIA, La. – United States Attorney David C. Joseph
announced today that the ex-wife of a former warden for the Avoyelles
Correctional Center pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Tonia Bandy Cain, 43, of Moreauville, Louisiana, pleaded
guilty before U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell to one count of conspiracy to
commit wire fraud. According to the guilty plea, Nathan Burl Cain II, 51, also
of Moreauville, was the warden of Avoyelles Correctional Center located in
Cottonport, Louisiana, and Tonia Cain served as the manager of the business
office of the facility. They are accused of using Louisiana Department of
Corrections credit cards to purchase items for personal use while
misrepresenting that the items were bought for official use between December
2012 and January 2016. The defendants are also accused of structuring purchases
to evade state purchasing restrictions.
Tonia Cain faces up to 20 years in prison, five years of
supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The court set sentencing for October
9, 2018. Nathan Cain was indicted for one count of conspiracy and 17 counts of
wire fraud.
The FBI and the Louisiana Office of Inspector General
conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys John Luke Walker and
David J. Ayo are prosecuting the case.
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