17 Sentenced In Bank Fraud Case

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18 people have been sentenced in a bank fraud case out of west Michigan. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Grand Rapids tells us the fraud ring targeted Bank of America, and allowed the defendants to obtain more than $780,000, resulting in losses of more than $455,000. They were accused of opening or using of Bank of America accounts to accept fraudulent check deposits and then make fraudulent withdrawals at banks and casinos. Among the defendants sentenced this week were three out of South Haven. Jerome Perry was sentenced to 15 months in prison, James Langford was sentenced to 12 months and one day, and Elnora Snipes was sentenced to 3 months in prison. The rest of the defendants were from places that include Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids. The U.S. Attorney tells us the ring’s leader was a Kalamazoo man who has now been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison.