Dayquan Jackson, Stolen Check Scheme, Connecticut 2014

A Bridgeport man was sentenced to 55 months in prison after being found guilty of operating a stolen check scheme that resulted in over $177,000 in intended losses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Dayquan Jackson, also known as ‘Quan’ and ‘DaeDae,’ 27, of Bridgeport, stole mail from residences in Fairfield County throughout 2013 and 2014 to obtain either blank checks or credit card ‘convenience checks.’

Jackson and others then used some of the stolen checks to purchase cars, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles listed for sale on the Internet from unsuspecting victims in surrounding states. Some of the stolen checks also were provided to ‘runners’ who deposited the checks into their bank accounts. Jackson and others then withdrew the funds from the accounts.

The court calculated the intended loss to financial institutions and individual victims resulting from this scheme as more than $177,000. Jackson was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $84,242.

Jackson was arrested on August 22, 2014. On October 29, 2014, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and bank fraud.

This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with substantial assistance from the Connecticut Financial Fraud Task Force and the Greenwich, Fairfield, Wilton, and Bridgeport Police Departments, as well as law enforcement in New Hampshire. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Silverman.

A 55-month prison sentence has been handed down to Dayquan Jackson, a 27-year-old man from Bridgeport who was found guilty of operating a stolen check scheme. The scheme, which was active in 2013 and 2014, resulted in over $177,000 in intended losses.

Jackson was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $84,242 as part of his sentence. This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with substantial assistance from the Connecticut Financial Fraud Task Force and local law enforcement agencies.

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