Gang Member Recruited Accomplices on Instagram for a Multimillion-Dollar Scheme, Prosecutors Say
Griffin recruited account holders on Instagram and quickly withdrew stolen funds before banks detected the fraud, prosecutors said.
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Los Angeles TimesGang member recruited accomplices on Instagram for a multimillion-dollar scheme, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES — He posted an image of himself on Instagram holding a foot-high stack of currency. It was an ad for accomplices, federal prosecutors say, in a race-the-clock fraud scheme that raked in $2.8 million before law enforcement caught…
$2,800,000 Drained From Bank Accounts After California Gang Member Deploys Instagram Fraud Scheme: DOJ
A South Los Angeles Crips member received a nine-year federal prison sentence for orchestrating a $2.8 million check fraud scheme that used stolen mail and social media recruitment. The post $2,800,000 Drained From Bank Accounts After California Gang Member Deploys Instagram Fraud Scheme: DOJ appeared first on The Daily Hodl.
LA Crips gangster who advertised $2.8 million bank fraud on Instagram learns fate
A member of the Los Angeles Crips — who posed stacks of cash more than a foot high in brazen photos posted to social media — on Thursday received his punishment for a $2.8 million bank fraud scheme he advertised online, prosecutors said.
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