The Defendants Allegedly Led Fraudulent Debt Elimination Classes Meant to Financially Defraud Victims and Obtain Their Personal Identifying Information
Greenbelt, Maryland – A federal grand jury has indicted Willie Lamont Hicks, age 50, of Rockville, Maryland, and Mary Ann Mendoza, age 49, of Kensington, Maryland, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire and wire fraud. The indictment was returned on December 22, 2021 and unsealed upon the defendants’ arrests.
Hicks is scheduled to have an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt today at 12:00 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day. Mendoza was arrested in Rockville, Maryland and had her initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Maryland on January 12, 2022. U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan ordered that Mendoza be released under the supervision of U.S. Pretrial Services pending trial. Law enforcement arrested Hicks on January 14, 2022, in Plano, Texas. He was subsequently transported to Maryland for today’s initial appearance.
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