Marianna Resident Convicted Of Mail Fraud

A resident of Marianna Borough has been sentenced in federal court to two years of probation, including ninety days of home detention, on her conviction for mail fraud, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced Monday.  United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed the sentence on Erica Pinkney, 39. A hearing to determine the amount of restitution owed by Pinkney will be held in April.  According to information presented to the court, Pinkney previously served as the Secretary and Tax Collector for Marianna Borough. While employed in those roles, Pinkney used the borough’s credit cards to pay for personal purchases. Then, to pay toward the balance of those credit cards, Pinkney used money that had been collected from borough residents as payment for their tax, water, and garbage bills.  Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Hardy stated that Pinkney had committed a serious offense that had eroded public trust in the borough.