Kimionte Bennett, SIM Card Swapping Fraud Scheme, Texas 2025
A Waxahachie man, Kimionte Bennett, 30, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his role in a SIM card-swapping fraud scheme that resulted in $1.7M in losses.
According to court documents, Bennett facilitated multiple 'SIM swap' attacks, whereby he and his co-conspirators gained control over their victims' cell phone numbers by temporarily re-assigning the victims' phone numbers to a SIM card controlled by Bennett or his co-conspirators.
After conducting the 'SIM swap,' Bennett and his co-conspirators used that phone access to intercept the multi-factor authentication codes, and used these codes to illicitly access the victims' cryptocurrency accounts—from which Bennett's co-conspirators would steal cryptocurrency from the victims.
In total, court records reflect that Bennett and his co-conspirators were responsible for an actual loss of $1,769,438 sustained by the various victims of this SIM card-swapping fraud scheme.
Bennett was indicted in July 2025 and pled guilty in October 2025 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor also ordered Bennett to pay $1,769,438 in restitution.
Two of Bennett's co-conspirators, Leticia Contreras and Osvaldo Guajardo, were also prosecuted in related cases for participating in Bennett's fraud scheme. Contreras, 30, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. Guajardo, 31, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison.
The FBI Omaha Field Division, FBI Dallas Field Division, Polk County Sheriff's Office, FBI Detroit Field Division, and FBI Cyber Division conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Eric B. Chen, Matthew Weybrecht, and Justin Beck prosecuted the case.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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