MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Ten people have been sentenced in federal court in Mobile for their involvement in an organized bank fraud and identity theft scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced this week.
Court records revealed that 21-year-old Ralph Tyrone Griffin Jr. of Mobile, 24-year-old Jaden Travier Lollie of Bremerton, Wash., and their co-defendants were involved in the scheme between November 2021 and March 2024.
According to court documents, checks stolen from the mail and bearing the information victim businesses and individuals were altered and deposited at various banks. Authorities say Lollie, Griffin and their co-conspirators recruited people with accounts at various banks to provide their account information, debit cards and other support in furtherance of the scheme.
The victims suffered losses of mare than $49,000. The scheme involved intended losses of more than $250,000, court documents showed…