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Jaime Abarghoie
Conviction: February 2006
Charge: Conspiracy to commit Wire Fraud
Sentence: 6 months home confinement
Ademola Adegoke
Conviction: July 2010
Charges: Wire Fraud and Aggravated ID Theft
Sentence: 102 months in federal prison
Gerard Dorien Bates
Conviction: October 2010
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 38 months in federal prison
Maurice E. Beecham
Conviction: February 2011
Charge: Conspiracy
Sentence: 60 months in federal prison
Jeremy Kealoha Belisario
Conviction: December 2011
Charges: Grand Theft by an Employee, Grand Theft, Identity Theft, Fraudulent Use of an Access Card, Acquiring Access Card Information, and Embezzlement by an Employee
Sentence: 12 years in CA state prison
Termain Brice
Conviction: October 2010
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 108 months in federal prison
Sabrina Bowers
Conviction: November 2011
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 12 months and 1 day in federal prison
Romeyo Calavarey
Conviction: October 2010
Charge: Conspiracy
Sentence: 42 months in federal prison
Greg Carter
Conviction: March 2006
Charges: Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, Access Device Fraud, and Money Laundering
Sentence: 70 months in federal prison
Susan Bell Hassad Carter
Conviction: February 2006
Charges: Conspiracy to commit Wire Fraud and Wire Fraud
Sentence: 50 months in federal prison
Amit Chaudhry
Conviction: September 2016
Charges: Conspiracy to commit Money Laundering, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Conspiracy to commit Visa Fraud
Sentence: Scheduled to be released from federal prison on 4/18/2023
More Information: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ashburn-man-pleads-guilty-international-identity-theft-money-laundering-conspiracy
Vivian Cheng
Conviction: January 2016
Charges: 2 counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, 3 counts of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree
Sentence: $500,000 restitution within 6 months or face 2 1/3-7 years in NY state prison
Ricardo Clay
Conviction: October 2010
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 60 months in federal prison
Benjamin Everett
Conviction: March 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 84 months in federal prison
Sean Fleming
Conviction: September 2010
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 22 months in federal prison
Marcus Grigsby
Conviction: August 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 84 months in federal prison
Demetria Harrison
Conviction: March 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, and Conspiracy
Sentence: 80 months in federal prison
Sudhakar Jha
Conviction: August 2016
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
Sentence: Scheduled to be released from federal prison on 7/4/2019
More Information: https://www.inquisitr.com/3217944/federal-agents-uncover-massive-international-identity-theft-ring-that-involves-four-countries-and-has-raked-in-millions-of-dollars/
Tanav Jha
Conviction: September 2016
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person
Sentence: Scheduled to be released from federal prison on 7/4/2019
More Information: https://www.inquisitr.com/3217944/federal-agents-uncover-massive-international-identity-theft-ring-that-involves-four-countries-and-has-raked-in-millions-of-dollars/
Raun Lauderdale Jr
Conviction: September 2010
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 30 months in federal prison
Alexander Lewis
Conviction: September 2010
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 17 months in federal prison
Ai Inthavong Lopez
Conviction: March 2017
Charges: Mail Fraud
Sentence: 34 months in federal prison
More Information: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/amarillo-woman-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-stemming-400000-airline-travel-scheme
Rashid Minhas
Conviction: February 2015
Charge: 7 counts of Mail and Wire Fraud
Sentence: 9.5 years in federal prison
Jason Jonathan Olson
Conviction: June 2017
Charge: 60 felony counts including Fraud and Embezzlement
Sentence: 4 years in state prison
More Information: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2017/08/02/redding-travel-agent-gets-four-year-sentence/532299001/
Steven James Palmer
Conviction: July 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 60 months in federal prison
Waiki Toussian Pryor
Conviction: July 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 84 months in federal prison
Najeeb Rahman
Conviction: July 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Fraudulent Transactions with an Access Device
Sentence: 72 months in federal prison
Tyrone Ross
Conviction: August 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft, Credit Card Fraud, and Conspiracy
Sentence: 84 months in federal prison
Delano Rutty
Conviction: July 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft and Conspiracy
Sentence: 26 months in federal prison
Calliope Rocky Saaga
Conviction: October 2014
Charge: Wire Fraud
Sentence: 63 months in federal prison
Eric Donys Simeu
Conviction: May 2017
Charges: Conspiracy to commit Wire Fraud
Sentence: 4 years, 10 months in federal prison
More Information: West African computer hacker sentenced to Federal Prison
Edwon C. Simmons
Conviction: July 2011
Charges: Aggravated Identity Theft, Making False Statements, and Conspiracy
Sentence: 60 months in federal prison
Melissa Kaye Sutton
Conviction: May 2017
Charges: Grand Theft
Sentence: 10 years in state prison was suspended to 180 days of punishment to include 14 days in county jail, 90 days in a work release program, and 76 days on an electronic monitoring device.
More Information: Travel Agent Who Stole $250,000 In Bookings From Her Agency Gets Jail Time
Deidre Turner
Conviction: November 2011
Charges: Conspiracy
Sentence: 45 months in federal prison
Patricia Urbanovsky
Conviction: September 2016
Charges: Wire Fraud
Sentence: Sentencing scheduled for December 2016
Sandra M. White
Conviction: June 2015
Charges: Wire Fraud and Aggravated ID Theft
Sentence: 7 years, 10 months in federal prison
Jeffrey Allen Yothers Jr
Conviction: July 2017
Charges: Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud
Sentence: 18 months in federal prison