PHOENIX — A California man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for his role in a multi-state identity theft and bank fraud ring targeting victims in Arizona, Colorado, and California.
Muhammed Drammeh, 30, of Huntington Beach, California, received a 37-month prison sentence on Tuesday and will also serve three years of supervised release after his incarceration. He had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona, Drammeh and his co-conspirators stole personal information from victims to open fake business accounts linked to their legitimate bank accounts. The group then transferred funds from the legitimate accounts to the fraudulent accounts and withdrew the money from banks and casinos.
Drammeh also recruited others to impersonate victims using fake identification and supervised at least one co-conspirator in opening fraudulent accounts and withdrawing funds.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI, with prosecution handled by the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tucson.
