Burlington County Man Admits Bank Fraud Totaling $523K, Feds Say
A Burlington County man admitted his role in a conspiracy to steal bank customer identities, authorities said.
He used that information to steal more than $520,000, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.
Jamere Hill-Birdsong, 33, of Mount Holly, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 1 to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, Sellinger said.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
From August 2016 through August 2017, Hill-Birdsong conspired with Lamar Melhado, of the Bronx, and others to defraud a Mount Laurel bank.
Hill…
Ex-Boston Bank Employee Forged $65K Check To Buy Luxury SUV: DA
A Boston man who worked as a customer service representative for a bank forged a treasurer's check to pay for a new BMW, authorities said.
Damion Evans, 42, of Hyde Park, faces charges of embezzlement from a bank, forgery, and writing a false check, the Suffolk County District Attorney said on Thursday, Sept. 29. A judge released him without bail.
Prosecutors say Evans generated a $65,000 treasurer's check from Cambridge Trust bank but told his bosses that he did it by mistake and deleted the transaction from the system, authorities said.
A week later on June 16, Evans us…
CT Man Admits To Stealing $162K From Woman's Bank Account
A 23-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to stealing more than $162,000 from a woman's bank account by taking checks from her checkbook and forging her signature.
Gregory Ivy, of New Haven, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Sept. 15, to one count of bank fraud, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Ivy began doing various jobs for a retired woman in 2018, and he started stealing checks from her checkbook in October of 2018, Avery said.
He wrote checks payable to himself, forged the woman's signature, and deposited them into his persona…
Federal Charges For Four Maryland Men Who Ran A Multi-Million Dollar Email Compromise Scam: DOJ
Four are facing federal charges for running an elaborate email scheme to steal personal information from their victims in Maryland, according to the Department of Justice.
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft US Attorney Erek Barron announced.
Those charged:
Raissa Kaossele, 22, of Baltimore;
Damilola Ojo, 29, of Pikesville;
Victor Ojo, 28, of Edgewood;
Jamelia Thompson, 29, of Pikesville.
It is alleged that between April 2016 and May 2019, the four executed a “business email compromi…
Ex-Mass Lawyer Get Years In Prison, Must Repay Millions He Ripped Off From Clients: Feds
A former Hyannis attorney who was stealing from his clients and ripping off banks must repay the millions he stole once he gets out of prison, federal authorities said. His wife will be joining him in jail as well.
Barry Wayne Plunkett Jr., 62, pleaded guilty to five counts of bank fraud, one count of aggravated identity theft, and one count of tax evasion, the US Attorney's Office said. A federal judge sentenced him to six and a half years in prison, and he must repay $3 million and forfeit $3.2 million, authorities said. His wife, Nancy Plunkett, 57, who pleaded guilty to f…
