{"id":391795,"date":"2025-05-11T19:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/eight-arrested-in-multi-state-bank-fraud-conspiracy-that-caused-over-1500000-in-losses-doj-crypto-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T19:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T13:37:12","slug":"eight-arrested-in-multi-state-bank-fraud-conspiracy-that-caused-over-1500000-in-losses-doj-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/eight-arrested-in-multi-state-bank-fraud-conspiracy-that-caused-over-1500000-in-losses-doj-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight Arrested in Multi-State Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Caused Over $1,500,000 in Losses: DOJ &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prosecutors have handed out prison time for eight individuals involved in a wide-ranging conspiracy of wire, bank and mail fraud.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-mdal\/pr\/final-sentencing-announced-multi-state-mail-and-bank-fraud-conspiracy-involving-postal\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">press release<\/a>, the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Alabama says that Hunter Hudson, Jr., and seven other people have been sentenced to prison in an elaborate bank fraud scheme that caused an intended loss amount of more than $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which referred to itself in a group chat as the \u201cFraud Academy,\u201d stole checks, altered them and then deposited them into fraudulent bank accounts, according to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>The US Postal Service aided in the investigation, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>Says Timothy J. O\u2019Malley, Acting Special Agent in Charge with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAny attempt to exploit our postal or banking systems is a serious violation of the public\u2019s trust. These actions will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Protecting the integrity of our postal and financial systems is essential and non-negotiable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>25-year-old Hunter Hudson, the ringleader of the operation, was arrested in May of last year. Local news outlet Fox 13 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/rappers-lyrics-help-lead-mail-theft-arrest-venice\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> that his rap lyrics gave the investigators material for their probe.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Eric Hill with the Venice Police Department in Florida said that Hudson \u201cdrove around throughout the whole region of the United States and he would steal mail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHe would wash those checks or use the account information on those checks to then make fraudulent deposits into other individuals\u2019 accounts who would agree to be part of this scam with them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hudson was sentenced to 92 months in prison and was ordered to pay $987,883.50 in restitution and to forfeit $91,020.41.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheDailyHodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt;\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p>&#038;nbsp<br \/>\n<center><\/center><\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. Investors should do their due diligence before making any high-risk investments in Bitcoin, cryptocurrency or digital assets. Please be advised that your transfers and trades are at your own risk, and any losses you may incur are your responsibility. The Daily Hodl does not recommend the buying or selling of any cryptocurrencies or digital assets, nor is The Daily Hodl an investment advisor. Please note that The Daily Hodl participates in affiliate marketing.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Generated Image: Midjourney<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prosecutors have handed out prison time for eight individuals involved in a wide-ranging conspiracy of wire, bank and mail fraud. In a press release, the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the Middle District of Alabama says that Hunter Hudson, Jr., and seven other people have been sentenced to prison in an elaborate bank fraud scheme that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[201,248,251,246,257,255,250,252,247,253,249,256,254],"class_list":["post-391795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-others","tag-blockchain","tag-bsc","tag-chainlink","tag-coin","tag-cryptocurrency","tag-gta","tag-looks-rare","tag-oracle","tag-polygon","tag-quickswap","tag-safe-moon","tag-wallet","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391796,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391795\/revisions\/391796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}