Hagatña, Guam – A Guam man has been sentenced to 82 months in federal prison for his role in a multi-year identity and bank fraud scheme.
Evan Daniel Montvel-Cohen, 55, from Tamuning, Guam, was charged with Use of a Means of Identification in Furtherance of Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028(a)(7), and Bank Fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344.
The Court also ordered 5 years of supervised release, a mandatory $200 special assessment fee and restitution in the amount of $74,826.67.
From November 2019 until January 2020, Montvel-Cohen engaged in a scheme to defraud a property management company in Guam by using the name and personal identification of another person in order to enter into a residential lease agreement.
Montvel-Cohen used an altered image of his Guam driver’s license, with another person’s name and date of birth, and digitally signed a lease agreement using an e-mail address created in the victim’s name. He then possessed and occupied a residential unit belonging to the property management company, bounced rent and deposit checks, and never paid any of the rental or deposit fees owed.
This resulted in a loss of nearly $20,000.00.
From about July 31, 2018, until about August 18, 2018, Montvel-Cohen also engaged in a scheme to defraud the Bank of Guam, a federally insured financial institution.
Montvel-Cohen deposited a $45,010.00 check from a jointly owned Bank of Hawaii account into a jointly owned Bank of Guam account. On August 1, 2018, he caused a stop payment order to be placed on the Bank of Hawaii check. On August 3, 2018, Montvel-Cohen and others caused funds to be transferred from the Bank of Guam account in the amount of $39,356.05.
Because of the stop payment order, the Bank of Hawaii check was returned, resulting in a loss to Bank of Guam in the amount of $39,356.05.
At sentencing, the Court found by clear and convincing evidence that the Defendant engaged in long series of similar frauds and schemes over a multi-year period resulting in actual and intended losses of over $1.5 million dollars.
Related Federal Cases
- Evan Daniel Montvel-Cohen, ID and Bank Fraud, Hagåtña GU, 2023 · Idaho
- Navis Frances Lefever Sablan, Bank Embezzlement, Guam 2014 · Hawaii
- Korean Air Lines Exec Sentenced to 41 Months for $600K Bank Fraud · Hawaii
- Guam Construction Company Sentenced for Visa Fraud · Hawaii
- Phillip E. Southwood, Jr. Bankruptcy Fraud, California 2016 · Hawaii
Key Facts
- State: Guam
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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