Louisiana Fraudster Masterminds Bank Fraud and Mail Theft Scheme, Drains $300,000 From Victims

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after orchestrating a wide-ranging bank fraud and mail theft scheme that targeted financial institutions and their customers.

Marvell Trevenski Jackson Jr., 26, of Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and theft of mail, says the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana.

In addition to his 48-month prison sentence, he was ordered to serve three years of supervised release, pay $378,394 in restitution and forfeit another $238,804.

According to prosecutors, Jackson led a scheme that targeted multiple federally insured financial institutions, including Neighbor’s Federal Credit Union, Essential Federal Credit Union, First Guarantee Bank and Trust, Navy Federal Credit Union and Regions Bank.

Authorities say Jackson and his co-conspirators stole mail to obtain checks and sensitive financial information, altered stolen checks, produced counterfeit checks and sent fraudulent text messages designed to trick victims into revealing banking credentials.

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