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Marvell Trevenski Jackson, Jr., a 26-year-old from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail. Jackson’s scheme involved stealing or obtaining stolen mail to obtain personal and financial information of bank customers, which was then used to create counterfeit checks and access victims’ accounts. The conspiracy, which targeted several federally insured financial institutions, including Neighbor’s Federal Credit Union and Regions Bank, resulted in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to court documents, Jackson and his co-conspirators employed a variety of methods to carry out the scheme, including altering or washing checks stolen from the mail, creating counterfeit checks using stolen bank account information, and disseminating spam text messages designed to trick bank customers into revealing bank account information and login credentials. Jackson also recruited other individuals, known as ‘money mules,’ to open accounts or use existing accounts to receive the fraud proceeds.
In addition to his prison sentence, Jackson was ordered to pay $378,394 in restitution and to forfeit an additional $238,804.45 to the United States. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Brian A. Jackson, who also ordered Jackson to serve three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana. The sentence marks the latest in a series of efforts by law enforcement to crack down on bank fraud and mail theft in the region.
📋 Key Facts
- Crime: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Defendant: Louisiana
- Location: LA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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