Henrico man sentenced to nearly 4 years for fraudulent check scheme

Henrico man sentenced to nearly 4 years for fraudulent check scheme

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A 31-year-old Henrico man was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. According to court documents, from June 2018 to April 2020, Deonte Trent engaged in a scheme called "card-cracking." Trent reportedly offered money to the tellers at a Wells Fargo bank, and in exchange, they would secretly provide him with names, addresses, bank account numbers, and social security num…

Baltimore County man sentenced to prison for role in elder fraud schemes

BALTIMORE, MD—A Baltimore County man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in various romance, business email compromise, and investment schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland. U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher sentenced Ambrose A. Obinna Warrior, 44, of Milford Mill, to 42 months in federal prison. Warrior acted as an unlicensed money transmitter, receiving victims’ funds and transferring the…