Allahson Allah, Bank Fraud Conspiracy, New York 2023

ALBANY, NEW YORK - Bank fraud is on the rise, and two individuals have been caught and sentenced to prison for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy targeting SEFCU.

According to court records and statements made by prosecutors in court, Allahson Allah, age 54, of Albany, and Caeshara Cannon, age 35, of Albany, were sentenced this week to federal prison for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy targeting SEFCU.

The conspiracy, which took place between February 2022 and October 2022, involved Allah and codefendant Evan Cutler, age 25, of Queensbury, New York, obtaining customer personal identifying information and impersonating people to fraudulently obtain cash and credit from SEFCU.

Cannon, a Member Service Representative at SEFCU, provided Allah and Cutler with customer account information to use in creating counterfeit checks that were presented for negotiation at SEFCU branches all over the Capital Region.

The conspirators also applied for loans at SEFCU in the names of individuals whose identities they had stolen and withdrew the proceeds in cash. In total, the conspiracy netted the conspirators $88,800, with intended losses of over $100,000.

Allah was sentenced by United States District Judge Anne M. Nardacci to a total term of imprisonment of 57 months, followed by 3 years’ post-release supervision, and was ordered to pay restitution to SEFCU in the amount of $88,800.

Cannon was sentenced by Judge Nardacci to a term of imprisonment of 16 months, followed by 2 years’ post-release supervision, and was ordered to pay restitution to SEFCU in the amount of $77,200.

Coconspirators Davon Parson, Evan Cutler, and Dnauticah Taylor-Sterman have also been involved in the conspiracy, with Parson being sentenced earlier this year to 15 months’ incarceration followed by 2 years’ post-release supervision, with restitution in the amount of $9,000.

Assisting in the investigation was the Bethlehem Police Department, with Assistant United States Attorney Benjamin S. Clark prosecuting the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/ringleader-and-insider-each-sentenced-prison-bank-fraud-conspiracy