ALBANY, Ga. – Sixteen people are going through federal financial institution fraud and aggravated id theft prices alleging their participation in a stolen mail scheme in and across the Americus, Georgia, group and Florida amounting to greater than $165,000.
The federal indictment was returned on Feb. 15 charging the next defendants:
Jalen Tylee Hill aka “Roscoe Hill,” 24, of Americus, is charged with 68 counts of financial institution fraud, one rely of fraud in reference to identification paperwork, 42 counts of aggravated id theft and one rely of conspiracy to own stolen mail. On every rely if convicted, Hill faces a most sentence of 30 years in jail and a $1,000,000 effective for financial institution fraud, a most sentence of 5 years in jail and a $250,000 effective for fraud in reference to identification paperwork, two years in jail and a $250,000 effective for aggravated id theft and a most sentence of 5 years in jail and a $250,000 for possession of stolen mail;
Tyavia Deashia Richardson, 21, of Edison, Georgia, is charged with three counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Richardson faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Quontavius Markee Hill, 31, of Americus, is charged with six counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Hill faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Laquashia Nichole French, 25, of Americus, is charged with six counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, French faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Accacia Gordon, 25, of Americus, is charged with 13 counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Gordon faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Dekeyvia Moasha Blackshear, 22, of Leslie, Georgia, is charged with two counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Blackshear faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Jenetta Small, 27, of Columbus, Georgia, is charged with 4 counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Small faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Jazmon Lace Whitehead, 29, of Oglethorpe, Georgia, is charged with seven counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Whitehead faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Chasity Lacole Wellons, 28, of Cordele, Georgia is charged with three counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Wellons faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Kelbresha Danielle Thomas, 28, of Montezuma, Georgia, is charged with 4 counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Thomas faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Kimbreyanna Andranique Peeples, 21, of Butler, Georgia, is charged with two counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Peeples faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Victoria Carter, 23, of Americus, is charged with one rely of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Carter faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective;
Chelsea Ja’Nay Tullis, 26, of Americus, is charged with one rely of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Tullis faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective;
Janita Bre’Shaye Terry, 22, of Columbus, is charged with 4 counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Terry faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely;
Shaneria Sharae Murray, 31, of Ellaville, Georgia, is charged with two counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Murray faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely; and
Mercedes Lashon Brown, 24, of Americus, is charged with three counts of financial institution fraud. If convicted, Brown faces a most sentence of 20 years in jail and a $250,000 effective per rely.
Defendant Jalen “Roscoe” Hill stays at-large; the remaining defendants have been taken into custody on Feb. 23. These defendants had preliminary appearances earlier than U.S. Justice of the Peace Choose Thomas Q. Langstaff on Feb. 23. Quontavius Hill was ordered detained immediately, Feb. 28. People with info relating to Jalen “Roscoe” Hill’s whereabouts can contact the FBI’s Atlanta Area Workplace at (770) 216-3000 or submit a tip on-line at tips.fbi.gov.
In line with the indictment, Jalen Hill and others would allegedly steal checks out of residential and business mailboxes round Americus, in addition to different places in Georgia and Florida. Jalen Hill is alleged to have recruited his co-defendants through social media to money the checks at numerous banks and used different individuals’s technique of identification to commit financial institution fraud on 14 events. As well as, Jalen Hill is alleged to have used the stolen identities of 28 individuals. The full quantity of theft alleged within the indictment is $165,743.68.
The case is being investigated by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the FBI, the united statesSecret Service (USSS) and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Workplace. Assistant U.S. Lawyer Matthew Redavid is prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed harmless till confirmed responsible past an inexpensive doubt in a courtroom of legislation.