Millcreek man sentenced to prison for check fraud conspiracy

Millcreek man sentenced to prison for check fraud conspiracy

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 29, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A Millcreek man with U.S. and Congolese citizenship has been sentenced to nine years in prison and five years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to running a check fraud scheme between 2022 and 2025. The scheme, undertaken with a small network of African expats, is believed to have defrauded banks of upwards of $1.7 million. Pitshou Yunga Kafuku, 43, pleaded guilty to bank fraud c…