A New York man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison last week for his involvement in an identity theft operation that scammed people in Arizona, Colorado, and California.
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Tucson sentenced 22-year-old Bronx resident Richard Modou Bah to 58 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release.
Bah previously pled guilty to conspiracy to conduct bank fraud.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Bah and his co-conspirators exploited personal identifying information and forged papers to open bogus business accounts in the victims’ names. They then moved funds from the victims’ legitimate accounts to the bogus accounts before withdrawing the stolen money from banks and casinos.
Prosecutors claim Bah recruited and supervised people who impersonated identity theft victims.
Earlier this year, a California man was sentenced to 37 months in jail for his role in an identity theft scheme. Muhammed Drammeh of Huntington Beach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct bank fraud, as did Bah.
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