(PORTLAND, Ore.) — In a shocking move, 30-year-old Quandre Leroy Hollingsworth, a resident of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for his involvement in an identity theft and bank fraud scheme, as well as illegally possessing an AK-style assault rifle.
The case began on May 24, 2019, when Hollingsworth was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police during an ongoing investigation into money laundering and fraud activity. Hollingsworth was arrested on a parole violation warrant for a state robbery conviction. During the arrest, officers found a wallet on Hollingsworth’s person containing multiple identification and credit cards bearing the names of other individuals.
As the investigation continued, law enforcement located a fraud report from a local credit union submitted by one of the individuals whose identification cards were found in Hollingsworth’s wallet. Credit union surveillance footage obtained by law enforcement showed Hollingsworth depositing four fraudulent checks and withdrawing cash between March 24-28, 2019.
On July 15, 2019, a search warrant was obtained and executed on the storage locker matching the receipt found during investigators’ original traffic stop. Inside the locker, they located an AK-style assault rifle, ammunition, multiple pieces of stolen mail, passports, driver’s licenses, and birth certificates. Hollingsworth’s DNA profile was later matched to DNA recovered from the seized rifle.
Hollingsworth was charged with one count of bank fraud on July 20, 2022, and later, on October 18, 2022, a federal grand jury in Portland returned a two-count indictment charging Hollingsworth with illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and conspiring to commit money laundering. On December 21, 2022, he pleaded guilty to both charges.
According to the charges, Hollingsworth was found to have possessed a firearm, an AK-style assault rifle, while on supervision following his release from state prison. He was also found to have laundered money through a bank fraud scheme.
Hollingsworth’s sentence includes 48 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $73,904 in restitution to his victims.
This case was investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation (IRS:CI) with assistance from the Portland Police Bureau. It was prosecuted by Gregory R. Nyhus, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.
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Key Facts
- State: Oregon
- Category: Violent Crime,Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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