CONCORD — William Hill, the 26-year-old Colebrook man charged by federal authorities with bank fraud for teaming up with a co-defendant to steal more than $50,000 from a Sugar Hill-based company between 2018 and October 2021, has pleaded guilty to the charge Monday in federal court in Concord.

Hill’s co-defendant, Katie Ricker, has entered a plea of not guilty to the bank fraud charge, according to a statement from the office of U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire Jane Young.

Hill is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 6. The statement didn’t include the terms of the sentence.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ricker, between 2018 and October 2021, was employed in various positions by an unidentified company in the town of Sugar Hill.

In, or about, October 2021, Ricker allegedly stole blank checks belonging to the company, then wrote fraudulent checks addressed to herself, Hill and others to transfer funds from the company’s account to her joint bank account with Hill, according to court documents.

Ricker allegedly forged the signature of the employee authorized to sign on the company’s account. The defendants were caught on camera cashing some of the fraudulent checks, which added up to more than $51,000.

The statement said that the case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Sugar Hill and Lisbon police departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander S. Chen.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

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