Ramon Ingram Sentenced to 4 Years for Bank Fraud Scheme, Baltimore …

Baltimore, Maryland – Ramon Ingram, 28, of Baltimore, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for his role in a sophisticated bank fraud scheme that bilked over 250 victims out of nearly $200,000. Ingram was also ordered to pay restitution of $191,958.39.

In addition to Ingram, co-defendants Quincy Jackson, 27, and Marlon King, Jr., 28, both from Baltimore, were sentenced to two years in prison each, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a combined restitution of $225,626.32. Jackson and King were sentenced on January 26 and January 29, 2015, respectively.

The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, Rod J. Rosenstein, announced the sentences along with Brian Murphy of the U.S. Secret Service – Baltimore Field Office; Chief James W. Johnson of the Baltimore County Police Department; and Commissioner Anthony W. Batts of the Baltimore Police Department.

According to court documents, Ingram masterminded the scheme between April 2012 and December 2013, using credit cards issued to unsuspecting customers without their permission. He instructed Jackson and King to participate in purchasing gift cards and other items at various retail locations, including Rite Aid stores, using these stolen identities.

On April 15, 2012, Ingram and Jackson used a Susquehanna Bank card and a USAA Bank credit card to make purchases at a Rite Aid in Baltimore County. The following month, they made fraudulent purchases with a Discover credit card and a VISA credit card at another Rite Aid location. On October 1, 2013, Jackson and King used a gift card purchased using a stolen Susquehanna credit card to make purchases at a department store on Reisterstown Road.

This case is part of the Maryland Identity Theft Working Group’s efforts to combat identity theft, which has been ongoing since 2006. The group fosters cooperation among local, state, federal, and institutional fraud investigators. Today’s sentencing is also in line with President Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF), which was created in November 2009 to aggressively tackle financial crimes.