ATLANTA — Chase Matthew Griffin, a 26-year-old Atlanta man known as “Trey,” has been sentenced to 108 months (nine years) in federal prison for his central role in a sophisticated $2.8 million bank fraud conspiracy that blended old-school check theft with modern social media recruitment.
U.S. authorities say Griffin and his co-conspirators executed a multi-step operation that preyed on both postal infrastructure and unsuspecting Instagram users.
Instagram-Advertised $2.8 Million Bank Fraud Scheme Lands Atlanta Man 9 Years in Federal Prison…