A Carpentersville man, Keith JD Offord, 24, has been found guilty of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in Illinois.
The jury deliberated for approximately two hours before returning guilty verdicts on all charges.
Offord used others’ identities to create false identification documents which were used at retail stores to obtain credit accounts and to buy merchandise and gift cards.
The defendant defrauded several Springfield area stores, including Bergner’s, approximately $2500; Game Stop $1500; and Sam’s Club $2170; as well as stores in the St. Louis, Mo., area in July and August 2015.
Offord added photographs of a co-schemer to the fraudulent IDs, and took the co-schemer to various retail businesses.
Offord’s sentencing is scheduled on June 18, 2018, at which time he faces up to 30 years in prison for the offense of bank fraud and a mandatory two-year prison term to be served consecutive to the sentence ordered for the related fraud offense.
Offord was investigated by the Illinois State Police, with Assistant U.S. Attorneys Gregory M. Gilmore and Matthew Z. Weir representing the government at trial.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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