To both conceal and continue conducting unauthorized debits, the enterprise’s shell entities also generated “micro debits” against other bank accounts controlled and funded by or for the enterprise. Some of the unauthorized debits resulted in returned transactions, which generated high return rates. The enterprise then executed unauthorized debits against victims’ bank accounts, which it falsely represented to banks were authorized by the victims. Through various members and associates, the enterprise obtained identifying and banking information for victims, and created shell entities that claimed to offer products or services, such as cloud storage. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has returned an indictment charging 14 defendants for their participation in a years-long scheme to steal millions of dollars from American consumers’ bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.Īccording to court documents, Edward Courdy, 73, of Hawaiian Gardens, California Linden Fellerman, 67, of Las Vegas Guy Benoit, 68, of Cyprus Steven Kennedy, 54, of Canada Sayyid Quadri, of Canada Ahmad Shoaib, 63, of Canada John Beebe, 52, of Honolulu Michael Young, 41, of Hollywood, Florida Lance Johnson, 52, of Laveen, Arizona Jenny Sullivan, 46, of Denver Veronica Crosswell, 35, of Long Beach, California Eric Bauer, 65, of Huntington Beach, California Randy Grabeel, 71, of Pittsburg, California and Debra Vogel, 68, of Las Vegas, were members and associates of a racketeering enterprise that unlawfully debited money from the bank accounts of unknowing U.S.
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