Sean Michael Seney, 40, is headed to federal prison for 51 months after masterminding a mail theft and check fraud scheme that bled banks and victims across Oklahoma. The sentence, handed down in Oklahoma City, puts a cap on a brazen crime spree rooted in stolen identities and forged financial instruments.
According to a ten-count indictment filed May 18, 2017, Seney and accomplices ripped off mail to harvest personal information, then used it to alter and cash fraudulent checks at multiple banks. The operation unfolded in February 2015, targeting both individuals and financial institutions with precision. Charges included four counts of presenting forged checks, three counts of bank fraud, theft of U.S. Mail, and one count of stealing an individual’s identity.
Seney didn’t fight the inevitable. On August 3, 2017, he pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft—skipping a trial and admitting his role in the scheme. The plea came after the U.S. Marshals Service took him into custody on June 19, 2017, ending months of evasion.
On March 12, 2018, Chief U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton delivered the sentence: 27 months for bank fraud, followed by a mandatory consecutive 24 months for aggravated identity theft. Federal law requires that aggravated identity theft tack on at least two years—no leniency, no overlap. Seney’s total: 51 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
But that’s not where the punishment ends. The court ruled Seney’s federal sentence will run after he completes four separate, undischarged state prison terms from cases in Oklahoma County and Tulsa County. Justice, in this case, is stacked—and cumulative. He was also ordered to pay $7,708.99 in restitution to the victims of his fraud.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service led the investigation, tracking the paper trail from stolen mail to forged checks. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rozia McKinney-Foster prosecuted, ensuring Seney faced the full weight of federal law. Court records remain open for public review, detailing the rise and fall of a fraud that began with a mailbox and ended behind bars.
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Key Facts
- State: Oklahoma
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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