Following a two-year-long investigation by the Investigative Services Branch, a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment on August 28th against Jason Wilson, 34, former resident of Yosemite, California, charging him with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and taking property from Yosemite Lodge.

Between October 2011 and December 2012, Wilson, who was then assistant manager at Yosemite Lodge, reversed hotel charges on existing and fabricated reservations. He then directed the hotel to credit his and his wife’s personal accounts rather than the account of the person whose name appeared on the reservation. In total, Wilson manipulated approximately 50 reservations. He stole and embezzled and defrauded the hotel out of over $87,000 in funds to which he was not entitled.