Five people accused of being members of a Florida-based organized crime ring face federal criminal charges that they ran a sophisticated bank fraud scheme, traveling across the country to cash fraudulent checks.
The alleged scheme involves the use of rental cars to quickly move from place to place, making it harder for law enforcement investigators to stop. At least three of the financial institutions alleged to have been defrauded are in Mobile, and a U.S. Postal Inspection Service agent based in the city began investigating in March.
Those five defendants, charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, are Terrill Quinte Alexander, Francisco Emile Gabriel Barranco, Allen Russel Brookins, Francisco Vuediel Estevez and Crystal Marie Mitchell. They are charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.The three Mobile banks named as victims in the indictment are Community Bank, River Bank and Trust and Trustmark Bank.
Trustmark Bank in Mobile. Alexander and Brookins stand accused of depositing a $2,985 counterfeit check forged in the name of an organization identified as L.F.A. from a Chase account on March 21. As with the previous case, the defendants are charged with using stolen identity documents from a victim, identified by the initials L.C. The indictment alleges that the defendants withdrew the money that same day.
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