Davon Davis, Wire Fraud, New York 2023

In a brazen scheme to defraud prospective car buyers, Davon Davis, a Manhattan resident, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. According to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, Davis admitted to defrauding individuals who thought they were purchasing cars with their hard-earned money, but in fact, there were no cars to be sold.

Davis and his co-conspirators defrauded individuals who sought to purchase cars over the Internet from businesses they believed were located in White Plains, New York, and other locations. In reality, the address in White Plains and the businesses did not exist, and Davis and his co-conspirators did not own or legally possess any of the cars that were supposedly for sale on the Internet.

The scheme, which lasted from late 2013 through early 2015, netted close to $200,000 from car buyers located all over the United States. Davis faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on the charge in the Information.

The case is being handled by the Office’s White Plains Division. Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Collins Jr. and Special Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Abinanti of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office are in charge of the prosecution.

Mr. Bharara praised the outstanding efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, and the White Plains Police Department.

The defendant will be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas on a date to be determined.

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