(WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators announced charges against 24 people for an alleged scheme that defrauded Pennsylvania banks and their customers of more than $3 million.
According to Attorney General Dave, 22-year-old Jeremy Antuan Boria Fraticelli led an organization that targeted people who kept funds at financial institutions in Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties.
Fraticelli, of York, and the 23 co-conspirators are accused of tricking customers into giving their private banking information by impersonating customer service representatives.
Police said the suspects used the information to access the victims’ accounts and transferred the money into funnel accounts. The organization would then withdraw the funds and split the profits.
Fraticelli and the co-conspirators are charged with corrupt organizations, identity theft, access device fraud, and other related offenses.
Detectives reported that Fraticelli was one of six higher-ups in the organization. In October, Kermith Roldan-Lopez, 39; Juan Woodard Jr., 23; Tahire Reid, 26; Daniel Casiano, 22; Shawn Chance, 27, all of York, were arrested.
Officials stated additional arrests for the remaining 18 co-conspirators are ongoing.
