GRIMY TIMES EXCLUSIVE
MARC ANTHONY ALEXANDER, 37, formerly of Stratford and Oxford, has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for operating two separate fraud schemes in Connecticut.
According to court documents, ALEXANDER and his wife, Rachael Alexander, conspired to steal blocks of blank postal money orders from the U.S. Post Office in Old Greenwich. They then imprinted the money orders with various denominations using a computer font designed to make them appear to be authentic.
The loss from this scheme was a staggering $313,570. ALEXANDER and his accomplices deposited the fraudulently imprinted postal money orders into numerous bank accounts, either at an ATM or at a teller window. Members of the conspiracy then withdrew and used the funds, at times using the money to make payments to other individuals.
The second scheme involved the fraudulent sale of financed vehicles. ALEXANDER and his wife took straw buyers to various car dealerships and had them fill out financing paperwork to buy high-end cars. They would then take the car and the straw buyers would sign a power of attorney form to allow them to obtain a new title for it.
The Alexanders would then contact the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles and claim that the title had been lost and they needed a replacement title. They would present a fake letter from the car financing company stating that the loan had been paid off in full. After they received a new title, the Alexanders would sell the car to another dealer. The original car loans were not paid and went into default.
The straw buyers financed more than $1 million in fraudulent car loans during the course of this scheme. ALEXANDER has been detained since his arrest on April 26, 2016. On January 17, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from the postal money order scheme, and one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud stemming from the vehicle scheme.
ALEXANDER’s criminal history includes a 2004 conviction in California for stealing the identity of an NFL athlete and using the identity to purchase a townhouse and cars, including a $245,000 Bentley. He was sentenced to 16 months in prison for that offense. In 2006, again pretending to be affiliated with the NFL, ALEXANDER defrauded two individuals he met at the gym where he worked. For that offense, he was sentenced in New London superior court to 12 years of incarceration, with seven years to serve, and five years of probation.
Rachael Alexander, also known as Rachael Vierling, and Bernard Harris have pleaded guilty and await sentencing. The investigation was conducted by the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force, U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Westport Police Department, and Greenwich Police Department.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Miller. ALEXANDER’s sentence includes 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The total loss from both schemes is estimated to be over $1.3 million.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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