A hefty sentence could be hanging over the head of a Maryland woman recently convicted in a multi-million dollar insurance fraud scheme. As reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office , Maureen Wilson of Owings Mills faced the jury's verdict after being charged with numerous offenses related to her elaborate attempt to deceive several insurance companies and swindle money from investors.

The heart of Wilson's scheme involved acquiring over 40 life insurance policies by falsifying applicant details concerning their health, income, and existing insurance coverage. Owing Mills, 77, played a key part in a scam garnering death benefits north of $20 million, with her husband, James Wilson, pulling the strings from behind. For the record, Wilson also roped in various investors under pretenses to fund the fraudulent undertakings. Additionally, throughout the operation, the couple employed tactics like forgery and impersonation to establish themselves as policy owners and beneficiaries.

Efforts to mask their illicit activities included funneling profits through multitudinous bank accounts, often those under trust names. On top of that, Wilson was found guilty of filing fraudulent tax returns for 2018 and 2019, grossly underreporting the millions made from her fraud. While she managed to evade one count of mail fraud, a conviction on several other charges, which ranged from conspiracy, wire and mail fraud, to money laundering and filing false tax returns, was not to be avoided.

Scheduled for sentencing on June 20, Wilson faces the prospect of spending two decades in prison for the most serious counts, while the false tax return counts could add up to three years each. As noted by the Justice Department , the final determination lies with a federal district court judge who will consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines among other statutory factors.

Multiple agencies, including the Maryland Insurance Administration, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, and IRS Criminal Investigation, worked together to uncover Wilson's crimes. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Matthew Phelps and Philip Motsay, along with Trial Attorneys Shawn Noud and Richard Kelley from the Justice Department Tax Division, are prosecuting the case.