The Brief
- South LA Crips street gang member Chase Matthew Griffin, 26, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a massive $2.8 million bank fraud scheme.
- Griffin used Instagram to flaunt large stacks of cash and recruit bank account holders, using their accounts to deposit altered or counterfeit checks stolen from the mail.
- The stolen funds were quickly drained via ATMs, mobile apps, and casino purchases before banks could flag the fraud.
LOS ANGELES – Authorities announced 26-year-old Chase Matthew Griffin, a member of the South Los Angeles-based Crips, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a $2.8 million scheme advertised on social media.
The backstory:
On March 5, Griffin pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and had been in federal custody since September 2025.…