A High Point woman, Wendy Gibson-Fitzgerald, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for wire fraud. The sentencing took place on July 22, 2025, in Winston-Salem. United States Attorney Clifton T. Barrett of the Middle District of North Carolina announced the decision.
Gibson-Fitzgerald, aged 53, received an 87-month imprisonment sentence followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence was delivered by Judge Thomas D. Schroeder at the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.
Court records indicate that from 2017 to 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 acquired credit cards in the victim’s name and made numerous money transfers from the victim’s accounts to her own for personal expenses like trips and shopping.
In 2012, Gibson-Fitzgerald had previous convictions including Felony Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and other related charges in the Western District of North Carolina.
She pleaded guilty on February 6, 2025, to eight counts of wire fraud under violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and High Point Police Department investigated this case. It was prosecuted by MDNC Special Assistant United States Attorney Mary Ann Courtney and Assistant United States Attorney Frank Chut.
