Dion Lamont Camp, 40, of Virginia Beach, was convicted Friday of multiple criminal charges, including bank fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and the false representation of a Social Security number, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Camp’s conviction stemmed from his orchestrating a series of fraudulent loan schemes, which spanned from 2020 to 2022. Court records revealed that he manipulated women into romantic relationships, convincing them to open fraudulent credit accounts and loans on his behalf.
As part of his scheme, Camp presented fake tax documents and falsely claimed his bank accounts were frozen due to IRS issues, promising the victims he would repay them once the situation was resolved. He exploited these relationships to orchestrate six fraudulent auto loans through a national credit union.
The loan fraud was executed through ghost purchases—where vehicles were never actually bought—or double-financing vehicles. Camp even went as far as opening shell businesses that mimicked real car dealerships and persuaded the victims to open related business accounts. He coached them into applying for loans and used spoofed phone calls to impersonate dealership employees. Vehicle identification numbers were provided to unlock loan checks from the credit union, which were funneled into fraudulent business accounts and cashed for his personal gain.
Camp also managed to obtain in-house financing for two luxury vehicles valued over $100,000 at a northern Virginia dealership. He sold victims’ trade-in cars for profit and submitted false employment records to secure financing for a BMW.
Camp now faces a minimum sentence of two years, with the possibility of up to 392 years in prison when he is sentenced on September 12. His conviction highlights the lengths to which he went to deceive and exploit his victims for financial gain, showcasing the serious nature of his fraudulent actions.
