New York man declares himself guilty of Banking Banks Ri, Massachusetts of thousands

Providence – a New York The man declared himself guilty in a federal court on Thursday on the other hand in fraud Banks in Rhode IslandMassachusetts, and at least eight other states, with the intention of cheating approximately $ 143,000, prosecutors said.

Paul Keenan, 54, of Bronx, admitted in the United States District Court in Providence that, together with his conspirators, he obtained personal information from at least 28 people and information about at least 20 companies to create identification and fraudulent checks, according to the Rhode Island United States Prosecutor’s Office.

While the scheme tried to steal more, Keenan and other suspects finally defrauded 22 banks of approximately $ 93,200, authorities said.

According to a guilty agreement signed in December, Keenan admitted the group, starting at some point before September 27, 2023, recruited people whose photographs and personal information were used to create false identifications for cash verifications that knew they were fraudulent.

“When promising the scheme, Keenan and the conspirators obtained the (personal identification information) of at least 28 victims, including their names, birth dates, addresses, social security numbers and bank account information,” says the agreement. “They also obtained information from at least 20 commercial entities of victims, including trade names and bank account information.”

Using that information, the criminal ring traveled with the people recruited to banks at Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia and “in other places for recruited Fraudulants, according to those recruited to the court to the Court.

The scheme came to an end around February 21, 2024, when Keenan tried to charge a false check in an East Providence bank, according to the document.

According to prosecutors, Keenan declared himself guilty of conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

The guilt agreement establishes that Keenan faces a maximum fine of 30 years in prison; a fine of $ 1 million; a five -year supervised release term; and a special evaluation of $ 100.

However, a federal judge will finally decide the terms of sentence.

A sentence hearing is scheduled for May 27.

You can contact Christopher Gavin at [email protected].