Cameron Michael Marks, 26, of Jeanerette, Louisiana, has been sentenced for committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Marks to 54 months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release.
On July 12, 2022, officers with the Jeanerette Police Department in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, stopped the vehicle driven by Marks for a traffic violation.
Marks stopped his vehicle in his mother’s driveway. He could not provide a driver’s licence or proof of insurance to law enforcement officers. Subsequently, Marks’ vehicle was searched, and officers located 13 counterfeit/forged Western Union money orders.
Marks’ mother gave officers consent to search the residence, and inside, officers located numerous fraudulent checks written on third-party businesses and individuals, along with account opening documents and chequebooks bearing the names of these third parties but bearing Marks’ physical address.
The United States Secret Service began an investigation into this fraudulent activity. Marks admitted to law enforcement agents that he had fraudulently obtained account information for the third-party business and ordered checks with that account information.
He further admitted using other third-party individuals’ identities to open bank accounts and deposit fraudulent checks into accounts without using his identity. Marks admitted that he issued fraudulent checks written on a third-party business account for $240,275.71.
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