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Jalen Tylee Hill, 26, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for leading a large bank fraud scheme in Georgia. He stole checks from mailboxes, recruited people on Facebook to deposit stolen checks into their accounts in exchange for half the funds, and illegally used others' debit cards. Hill...
Jalen Tylee Hill, 26, was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for leading a large-scale bank fraud scheme in Georgia. Hill orchestrated the theft of checks from residential and commercial mailboxes, recruiting accomplices via Facebook to deposit stolen checks into their bank accounts in exchange for half of the funds.
Hill committed at least 68 instances of bank fraud and stole hundreds of mail pieces, resulting in an intended financial loss of approximately $165,744. His criminal activities also included the illegal use of other people’s debit cards on at least 14 occasions.
In addition to check fraud, Hill created a fake solar panel installation company to steal the identities of 28 individuals. He obtained sensitive documents such as driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, birth certificates, and instructional permits as part of this identity theft scheme.
Hill pled guilty last year to charges including bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy to possess stolen mail. Besides Hill, fourteen co-defendants were also convicted for their roles in the fraudulent operation.