兄弟二人参与近十年银行诈骗与身份盗窃被判重刑：哥哥16年、弟弟11年8个月，退赔68.7万美元
美国司法部阿拉巴马南区联邦检察官办公室宣布，两名被告因参与一宗横跨全美、持续近十年的银行诈骗与身份盗窃案被判重刑：Vernon A. McCreath（39岁，新泽西州 Jersey City 居民）被判192个月监禁，即16年；Mikhail C. McCreath（35岁，佛罗里达州 Miami 居民）被判140个月监禁，即11年8个月。判决由首席联邦地区法官 Jeffrey U. Beaverstock 作出。
法庭文件显示，2015年9月至2025年9月间，两人与同伙盗窃邮件、伪造支票与汇票，并利用盗得的身份开设银行账户，在全美进行欺诈交易。受害者包括宗教组织、小企业、慈善组织与公立学校系统等。两人此前已认罪，罪名涉及银行诈骗、身份盗窃、邮件盗窃与支票伪造。
2025年4月，执法人员搜查同案主要同伙 Demetrius J. Manassa 位于佐治亚州 Atlanta 地区的住所，查获数十张被盗与伪造的支票和汇票、虚假身份证件、被盗邮件、支票伪造设备、打印机、空白支票纸，以及一把上膛的手枪与弹药。指纹分析将 Vernon A. McCreath 与查获的被盗邮政汇票联系起来；在 Manassa 的手机中，调查人员还发现数百条同伙间传递被盗个人信息的 Telegram 消息，其中一张约130万美元欺诈存款的图片上留有 Mikhail C. McCreath 的指纹。Vernon 的一个 Telegram 用户名是「IDoBankFraudd」。
法院还责令两人向受害者支付687,259.04美元赔偿，两人刑满后均须接受5年监督释放。同案其他同伙此前已被判刑：Demetrius J. Manassa 获刑180个月，Shaquan L. Manassa 60个月，Jarrod A. Ross 84个月，Khashawn D. Sidberry 90个月，Terran E. Walker 60个月，另有两人待判。
此案由美国邮政检查局与劳工部监察长办公室调查，美国特勤局等多家机构协助，助理联邦检察官 Justin Roller 负责起诉。（来源：美国司法部阿拉巴马南区联邦检察官办公室）
Brothers Sentenced to 16 Years and 11 Years 8 Months in Decade-Long Bank Fraud and Identity Theft Scheme
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama announced that two defendants were sentenced for their roles in a sophisticated, multimillion-dollar bank fraud and identity theft scheme that operated across the United States for nearly a decade. Vernon A. McCreath, 39, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced to 192 months in federal prison, and Mikhail C. McCreath, 35, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 140 months. Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey U. Beaverstock imposed the sentences.
According to court documents, from September 2015 through September 2025, the defendants and their coconspirators stole mail, counterfeited checks and money orders, and used stolen identities to open bank accounts and conduct fraudulent financial transactions nationwide. Victims included religious organizations, small businesses, charitable organizations, and public school systems. Both men had pleaded guilty to participating in the scheme, which involved bank fraud, identity theft, mail theft, and check counterfeiting.
In April 2025, agents searched the Atlanta-area residence of a primary coconspirator, Demetrius J. Manassa, recovering dozens of stolen and counterfeit checks and money orders, fraudulent identification documents, stolen mail, check-counterfeiting equipment, printers, blank check stock, a loaded Glock pistol, and ammunition. Fingerprint analysis linked Vernon A. McCreath to stolen postal money orders recovered in the search. Hundreds of Telegram messages on Manassa's phones contained stolen personal information, and investigators identified Mikhail C. McCreath's fingerprint in an image depicting a fraudulent deposit of approximately $1.3 million. One of Vernon A. McCreath's Telegram usernames was 'IDoBankFraudd.'
The court ordered the defendants to pay $687,259.04 in restitution, and both will serve five-year terms of supervised release after prison. Coconspirators previously sentenced include Demetrius J. Manassa (180 months), Shaquan L. Manassa (60 months), Jarrod A. Ross (84 months), Khashawn D. Sidberry (90 months), and Terran E. Walker (60 months), with two others awaiting sentencing.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General investigated the case, with substantial assistance from the U.S. Secret Service and other agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller prosecuted the case. (Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Alabama)
来源：美国司法部阿拉巴马南区联邦检察官办公室
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