Kevin Marseille, Identity Theft, Massachusetts 2017

BOSTON – In a brazen scheme to steal personal information and bank account numbers, a Boston man has been sentenced for his role in withdrawing money from retirement accounts. Kevin Marseille, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Patti B. Saris to 18 months in prison, one year of supervised release, and ordered to pay $19,741.

In February 2017, Marseille pleaded guilty to identity theft, access device fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses. The scheme involved using Jasmine Banks, a customer service employee at Mercer Inc. in Norwood, Massachusetts, to obtain personally identifiable information and bank account information for individuals whose retirement accounts were administered by Mercer.

In 2014, Marseille approached Banks and used her to access customer account information from her computer. Marseille obtained the names, addresses, bank account and routing numbers, and dates of birth and social security numbers for approximately 270 Mercer account holders. He further sought and obtained detailed account access information, including usernames, answers to password-reset questions, and detailed instructions about how to access and withdraw funds from four retirement accounts with substantial balances.

The retirement account information was used to load a prepaid card with nearly $20,000 in fraudulently obtained funds. Marseille then used the prepaid card to purchase electronic goods and other products at retailers, including Target and Best Buy. Intervention by Mercer and law enforcement prevented further account access and withdrawals.

Marseille’s accomplice, Jasmine Banks, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and identity theft in March 2016. She was sentenced in April 2017 to four years of probation, with six months to be served in home confinement, and ordered to pay $19,741 in restitution.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Stephen A. Marks, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Secret Service, made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. D’Addio prosecuted the case.

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