A Davenport woman was convicted Thursday of bank fraud and embezzlement after stealing more than $100,000 from the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced .

Tawhnee Willow Colvin was convicted of 25 counts of bank fraud and one count of embezzlement for making more than 70 fraudulent money transfers as assistant director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human Services and DCFS.

“In an egregious breach of trust and solely for her own personal interest, Ms. Colvin exploited her position as the assistant director of DCFS for the Spokane Tribe of Indians to steal thousands of dollars from vulnerable children over a period of years,” U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano said. “Sadly, it remains unknown

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