Chicago resident Damone J. Scott, aged 24, has been handed down a sentence of 46 months in prison for his role in a wire fraud scheme, as confirmed by Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor. After pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud affecting a financial institution, Scott also received 24 months of supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution totaling $13,325 to victims, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana.
Between June and July of 2023, Scott orchestrated a conspiracy that led to attempted deposits of roughly $192,000 in fraudulent and stolen checks across various financial institutions. While acting as the leader, he successfully withdrew a portion of the funds—$13,325. Alongside directing the conspiracy, Scott also recruited accomplices and equipped them with fraudulent checks and falsified identifications, enabling them to open and exploit accounts under false pretenses, the Department of Justice reported.
Multiple agencies were involved in the investigation that led to Scott’s conviction: the U.S. Treasury Department’s Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Griffith Police Department, with additional support from the U.S. Marshals Service. It was Assistant United States Attorney Francis Sohn who prosecuted the case, according to the details released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office…