BOSTON — Six men are facing fraud and money laundering charges after they were arrested Friday in connection with a multi-million dollar scheme to steal from banks in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, federal prosecutors said.
The men, all from Massachusetts, are accused of obtaining the personal information of bank customers to create fake IDs and withdraw large sums of money, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Prosecutors identified the individuals as Phalentz Vernot, 24, of Waltham; Selby Okai, 23, of Worcester; Yves Bissainthe, 23, of Randolph; Marvin Kimani, 24, of Lowell; Keith Wainaina, 23, of Lowell; and Victor Kolawole, 25, of Brockton…