A woman from High Point, North Carolina, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud. Wendy Gibson-Fitzgerald, 53, received her sentence on July 22, 2025, in Winston-Salem. United States Attorney Clifton T. Barrett of the Middle District of North Carolina announced the sentencing.
Gibson-Fitzgerald was sentenced to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release by Judge Thomas D. Schroeder at the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Court records reveal that between 2017 and May 2020, Gibson-Fitzgerald defrauded a victim company and lenders out of $466,776.79. She used the victim’s personal information to obtain loans in their name and secured high-interest loans with company equipment and accounts receivable. Additionally, she obtained credit cards under the victim’s name and transferred money from their accounts into her own for personal expenses such as trips and shopping.
Previously convicted in 2012 for felony conspiracy charges related to an illegal kickback scheme and health care fraud in the Western District of North Carolina, Gibson-Fitzgerald pleaded guilty on February 6, 2025, to eight counts of wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and High Point Police Department conducted the investigation. Special Assistant United States Attorney Mary Ann Courtney and Assistant United States Attorney Frank Chut prosecuted the case.
