Mahmoud Odetallah, Wire Fraud, New Jersey 2016

A New York man allegedly posted online advertisements in which he fraudulently offered authentic commercial driver’s licenses without the testing and identification requirements in New Jersey.

Mahmoud Odetallah, a/k/a “Mike,” 26, is charged by complaint with one count of wire fraud.

Odetallah was arrested yesterday by FBI special agents and is scheduled to appear today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Falk in Newark federal court.

According to the complaint, Odetallah allegedly claimed to sell authentic commercial driver’s licenses in one or more Craigslist advertisements from August 2015 to February 2016.

During this time, he solicited and accepted $1,000 in cash from an individual cooperating with the FBI, who is identified in the complaint as the “CW,” for the purchase of a New Jersey commercial driver’s license (“CDL”).

Odetallah faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense.

U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman credited special agents of the FBI with the investigation leading to the charge.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shirley U. Emehelu of the U.S. Attorney’s Criminal Division in Newark.

The charge and allegations contained in the complaint are merely accusations, and the defendant is considered innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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