Bridgette Doreen Evans, AKA Jolene Travis, 47, and her partner, Vinnie John Uwanawich, 44, of Frisco, Texas (Source: Collin County Jail)
FRISCO, Texas – A Texas couple has been arrested on federal charges for allegedly running a multi-year “fortune-teller fraud” scheme that swindled emotionally vulnerable victims out of at least $2.5 million.
Bridgette Doreen Evans, 47, and her husband, Vinnie John Uwanawich, 44, both of Frisco, Texas, are facing charges of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, alongside four counts each of wire and mail fraud. The made an initial court appearance last week in the Eastern District of Texas.
According to an indictment filed in the Western District of Washington, Evans posed as a psychic named “Jolene Travis,” using social media to target individuals struggling with divorce, isolation, or the death of a loved one.
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IT & DATA SECURITY (MITIGATING THE “INSIDER THREAT”)
As seen in the TD Bank case, an employee with too much “access” can sell your customer data to syndicates.
- Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP): Employees should only have access to the specific folders and databases required for their current task.
- Access Revocation: Have a “Termination Checklist” that ensures all digital access (Email, VPN, Banking) is revoked within 60 minutes of an employee resigning or being dismissed.
- System Logs & Audit Trails: Enable “Read/Write Logging” on your server. If a customer’s data is leaked, you need to know exactly which login accessed that record and at what time.
- Encryption at Rest: Ensure that sensitive files (like your customer ID numbers or payroll spreadsheets) are encrypted so that if a staff member copies them to a USB, they cannot be read.