Tag: Bank fraud
Marshun Lewis, Armed Robbery, Tennessee 2023
⏱ 3 min read A brazen scheme to rob United States Postal Service carriers and cash in on the loot with bank fraud landed a Memphis man and his mother behind bars. Marshun Lewis, 25, was sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of armed robberies in Western Tennessee. Between August 2023 and…
Philip James Dupree, Arson, Maryland 2018
⏱ 2 min read A former Maryland law enforcement officer, Philip James Dupree, was involved in a brazen crime spree that included arson, wire fraud, and bank fraud conspiracies in Greenbelt, MD. Dupree, 42, of Pikesville, and his co-conspirator, Mark Ross Johnson, Jr., 38, of Camp Springs, hatched a scheme to defraud an insurance company…
Christos Christakis, Bank Fraud, New York 2026
⏱ 2 min read A former Hellenic Orthodox priest, Christos Christakis, 57, of Cincinnati, OH, is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation (HOCA) in Buffalo, NY. Christakis allegedly inserted a provision into the church’s by-laws in 2011, giving him complete control over the Priest Discretionary…
Danny Seibel, Bank Fraud, Oklahoma 2025
⏱ 2 min read Danny Seibel, the former president and CEO of the now-defunct First National Bank of Lindsay in Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to bank fraud. Between 2007 and 2024, Seibel issued loans to friends and neighbors who never repaid them, then falsified bank records to cover up the losses. The scheme ultimately led…
Shamarri Tache Brooks, Bank Fraud, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Shamarri Tache Brooks, a resident of Georgia, has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with a scheme involving the widespread theft of checks from the mail in Atlanta. Brooks used his music and social media accounts to promote fraud as a lifestyle, recruiting participants…
Richard Harris, Bank Fraud, Maine 2025
⏱ 2 min read A Florida man’s crime spree in southern Maine has landed him in federal prison. Richard Harris, 23, of Fort Lauderdale, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft after he and a coconspirator broke into cars, stole IDs and checkbooks, and cashed forged checks at a federal credit union. The…
Gavril Sandu, Vishing, North Carolina 2010
⏱ 3 min read A brazen bank fraud scheme spanning years and borders has finally been brought to justice. Romanian national Gavril Sandu, 53, was extradited from Romania and appeared in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina, to face charges linked to a ‘vishing’ scam that bilked victims out of thousands. According to the indictment,…
Two Men, Bank Robbery, Massachusetts 2009
⏱ 3 min read Two Boston-area men, Victor Kolawole and Keith Wainaina, were busted in a brazen bank heist that lasted over a year, netting them a cool $1.1M. The scam involved using fake IDs to withdraw cash from victims’ accounts. From December 2022 to July 2025, Kolawole and Wainaina, along with an accomplice Phalentz…
Postal Carriers, Banker, and Con, Mail Theft, California 2023
⏱ 2 min read In a brazen scheme, a former U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, Francina Sutton, allegedly conspired with two corrupt colleagues to steal dozens of checks, credit cards, and gift cards from the mail. The haul included a $4.9 million U.S. Treasury check. But that was just the beginning. Sutton, a convicted felon,…
Katie Anne Keller, Aggravated Identity Theft, Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read A brazen $3.6M Treasury check scam unraveled in Hampton, VA, where three locals pleasured themselves in a life of crime. From August 2023 to January 2024, Katie Anne Keller, 44, Christopher Allen Lee Krall, 34, and David Henry Graham, 53, along with co-conspirators, hijacked checks meant for New York residents. Using…
