Ten individuals were sentenced in federal court for their involvement in a scheme involving bank fraud and identity theft. The group, led by Jaden Travier Lollie from Bremerton, Washington, and Ralph Tyrone Griffin, Jr. from Mobile, Alabama, executed the fraudulent activities between November 2021 and March 2024.
The defendants stole checks from the U.S. mail, altered them, and deposited them at various financial institutions using personal information of businesses and individuals mainly from the Mobile area. They recruited others through social media to provide account details and debit cards to aid their operations. The victims suffered actual financial losses exceeding $49,000 with intended losses projected over $250,000.
Surveillance footage captured Griffin and his associates conducting numerous counterfeit transactions in Mobile during late 2023 and early 2024. Search warrants led to the seizure of equipment used in the scheme including laptops and printers as well as stolen checks. Communications among the group revealed Lollie produced counterfeit checks which were then used by Griffin’s network to target victims.
U.S. District Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Lollie to 42 months in prison while Griffin received an 18-month sentence. Both will also serve five years of supervised release post-incarceration with credit restrictions applied. Restitution totaling $49,201.30 was ordered jointly against them alongside their co-conspirators.
Additional sentences were handed down to other participants: Jhykez Labarron Adams (57 months), Jamarion Ant’Jwan Licharles Adams (25 months), Tamarcus Santreal Napier (25 months), Noraa Loisann Bracy (25 months), Reginald Maurice Spencer Jr., (18 months), Khadijah Lashay Kimbrough (nine months), Jamaal Isiah Kidd (one day), and Kareer Dewayne Morris received time served.
The case was investigated by multiple agencies including the United States Postal Inspection Service and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Roller under U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello’s office for the Southern District of Alabama.
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