Public Bulletins
Incident: "Financial Crimes" Division
On Friday, June 16th 2006, the Financial Crimes Division conducted a search warrant for a business located at 2195 Dallas Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. As a result of this search warrant detectives were successful in collecting evidence on Brena Gasaway of 10027 Bookerline Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA. Brena Gasaway had been previously arrested for opening checking accounts with local banking institutions within East Baton Rouge Parish with fraudulent checks made out to large amounts and then withdrawing the funds from the account before the checks returned as "Account Closed", creating large losses to these institutions. This search warrant was the results of another case where it is alleged that Brena Gasaway opened another checking account with another financial institution within East Baton Rouge Parish, then deposited three checks drawn on "closed" accounts. He later withdrew the deposited the funds, creating a loss of $12,374.56 to the banking institution.
While conducting the search warrant it was found that the building was receiving electrical power by fraudulent means after the power had been previously disconnected by the power company therefore creating a loss to the power company.
Brena Gasaway was subsequently arrested for Theft ($12,374.56), Bank Fraud, Monetary Instrument Abuse and Theft of Utilities ($1,900.00).