One Nigerian and Six other U.S. citizens were on Tuesday sentenced to
federal prison for their roles in online fraud schemes that distributed
more than $40 million in counterfeit checks using “mystery shopper” websites and work-from-home scams.
The criminal enterprise was investigated by U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)..
Pictured above is Funso Hassan, 27, of Ibadan, Nigeria and Anthony
Shane Jeffers, 44, of Maryville, Tennessee, were each sentenced to 10
years in prison. Ann Louise Franzen, 70, of Kiln, Mississippi; Gary
Melvin Barnard, 64, of Palestine, Texas; Michele Gayle Fee, 55, of
Stockton, California; Tanya Lynn Thomas, 52, of Turlock, California; and
Shawn Ann White, 44, of Manteca, California, were each sentenced to
five years in prison.
In addition to the prison sentences, U.S. District Judge Louis
Guirola, Jr., of the Southern District of Mississippi sentenced each
defendant to three years supervised release following completeion of
their sentences. Restitution to the victims for all defendants will be
determined at a later date.
The sentences are the maximum statutory penalty for the charges to which the defendants pleaded.
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