CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for his role in a scheme involving stolen checks, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Desmond Aldo McKelvey, 44, was sentenced to 54 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. McKelvey pleaded guilty last June to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
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“Mr. McKelvey had plenty of opportunities to realize what he was doing was wrong – he stole checks, created false identification documents, and opened bank accounts in someone else’s name,” said Ferguson. “This crime is heavy burden on both its victims and our financial system, and we will work hard to prosecute and prevent it.”
According to court filings, from June to September 2023, McKelvey and his co-conspirators defrauded financial institutions through a scheme involving stolen checks, including U.S. Treasury checks. McKelvey and others obtained the checks online or through other means, and then used fictitious identification in the names of the victims to whom the checks were payable to open bank accounts…