Convicted felon from Placentia sentenced to 7½ years in prison for fraud scheme, firearms crimes

Convicted felon from Placentia sentenced to 7½ years in prison for fraud scheme, firearms crimes

A convicted felon from Placentia was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 23, to seven and a half years in federal prison for conspiring with a bank employee and others using social media to commit a $1.2 million check fraud scheme. Meshach Samuels, 26, pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. He was also order…