Colebrook man pleads guilty in $51G bank fraud case

CONCORD - A Colebrook man pleaded guilty in federal court to bank fraud, the U.S. Attorneys Office announced on Monday.
According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2018 and October 2021, Katie Ricker, the co-defendant of William Hill, 26, was employed in various positions by a company in Sugar Hill.
In or about October 2021, Ricker allegedly stole blank checks belonging to the company and is alleged to have written fraudulent checks addressed to herself, Hill and others to transfer funds from the company's account to her joint bank account with Hill.
Ricker is said to have forged the signature of the employee authorized to sign on the company's account. The defendants were caught on camera cashing some of the fraudulent checks. In total, the defendants stole more than $51,000 from the company.
Hill is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 6.
Ricker has pleaded not guilty. The charges in the indictment are only allegations. She is presumed to be innocent unless and until proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The matter was investigated by the FBI, with assistance from the Sugar Hill Police Department and Lisbon Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander S. Chen.