A Georgia man was sentenced to serve 34 months in prison for his role in a multistate check fraud scheme that targeted financial institutions across Western New York, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced.
Lorenzo Jones, 38, of Atlanta, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Between January and September 2022, Jones and co-conspirators Ameer Clark, Quentavious Price and Montez White orchestrated a scheme to defraud banks by stealing genuine checks from businesses and creating fraudulent versions…