NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Three conspirators from Hampton pleaded guilty in Norfolk, to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges related to a scheme involving over $3.6 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks. The operation, which involved more than 12 forged checks, ran from August 2023 to January 2024.
Katie Anne Keller, Christopher Allen Lee Krall and David Henry Graham entered their pleas in connection with the sophisticated fraud.
The conspirators obtained U.S. Treasury checks intended for various New York state residents without the victims’ knowledge or consent. They used fraudulent identification documents to open bank accounts in the names listed on the Treasury checks. Once the checks were deposited, they withdrew the funds and shared them among co-conspirators. In total, the group deposited or attempted to deposit more than $3,600,177 in forged U.S. Treasury checks.
Keller, 44, Krall, 34 and Graham, 53, were identified as key figures in the scheme. Keller was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 25, 2024. At the time of her arrest, she and Graham attempted to open a bank account using the personal identifying information and fraudulent identification of two victims…