A group of Fresno residents and a Los Angeles woman have been indicted on charges in connection with a sophisticated bank fraud scheme, involving the recruitment of participants via Facebook.
The charges, laid out by Acting U.S. Attorney Michele Beckwith, detail a year-long operation attempting to siphon close to $1 million from various credit unions.
According to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the six individuals – Abreiana Rogers, 29, of Los Angeles, Nyric Hinton, 26; Zion Brewer, 39; Zorian Temple, 23; Davonntae Barfield, 30; and Harry Cooper Neal, 29, all from Fresno – used social media to ensnare unwitting bank account holders with the lure of easy money…