CRIME LEAD: Larry Chance Cox, a 37-year-old Tampa resident, was sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison for orchestrating a massive fraud and identity theft scheme that leveraged stolen personal information.
Cox was handed down a seven-year sentence by U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore for conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. This sentence is to be served consecutively to the 87-month term Cox received last week for being a felon in possession of firearms, bringing his total sentence to 11 years and nine months.
According to court documents, Cox’s coconspirator, Anthony Harris, was an administrative employee at a pediatric gastroenterology practice. He stole personally identifiable information from his employer, which Cox used to apply for credit cards and file fraudulent federal income tax returns. Investigators discovered the PII of over 13,000 individuals in Cox’s possession.
During a search of Cox’s residence in April 2015, law enforcement recovered an array of firearms that Cox was prohibited from possessing as a convicted felon. These included an AK-47 assault rifle and three shotguns.
Anthony Harris and Maurice Rahmaan, both coconspirators, have also pleaded guilty to related charges. Harris received a six-year sentence, while Rahmaan is scheduled for sentencing on April 10th.
This case was investigated by the Tampa Police Department, the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with Assistant United States Attorney Mandy Riedel handling the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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