A two-page District of Columbia Superior Court finding of fact, issued prior to Meinert's guilty pleas and obtained by The Crimson, shows that Meinert was held responsible for writing dozens of fraudulent checks over a two-year period beginning in 1997.

"Indeed, the defendant had engaged in fraudulent financial transactions numerous times in 1997 and 1998, defrauding almost every major bank in Washington, D.C.," the document reads.

The most specific charge against Meinert leveled in the finding of fact deals with the U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union, which serves Congressional employees.

Prosecutors said that Meinert opened an account there with $5 and a fake social security number.

During a one-month period in 1998, Meinert deposited money into the credit union account from other illegally obtained accounts. He then withdrew money from the bank before the checks could be processed, prosecutors said.

In all, a judge found that Meinert stole more than $8,000 from the credit union.

Along with a raft of other similar charges, prosecutors say Meinert illegally financed a spring break trip to Europe by using a friend's social security number to obtain a loan.