Florence Woman Gets Prison For Wire Fraud, Money Laundering

The owner of a Florence escrow company has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison and must pay about $468,000 in restitution after she pleaded guilty earlier this month to wire fraud and money laundering.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy sentenced 37-year-old Stacey M. Hebuck under a plea agreement that dropped seven other counts.

Court records say Hebuck manipulated financial transactions associated with five different real estate closings handled by her company, New Pinnacle Title LLC, and its predecessor, Pinnacle Title and Escrow, between June 2008 and January 2009. She was charged with diverting funds obtained by the escrow companies into her personal bank accounts.

Her prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervision.

Associated Press