From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — A 52-year-old man was charged with devising a scheme to defraud Jefferson County’s retirement plan.
Gibbs reportedly used his father’s personal identifiers and forged his father’s signature on documents submitted to GRS to further his scheme. Additionally, the information alleges that Gibbs assumed his father’s identity during telephone calls with a GRS employee.
Gibbs pleaded guilty to the information. The maximum penalty for wire fraud is 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.