INFORMATION filed as to Abiola Femi Quadri (1) count(s) 1, 2. Offense occurred in LA — United States v. Quadri (Dkt. 11)

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An Information against Abiola Femi Quadri in United States v. Quadri, No. 2:24-cr-00617-GW, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, filed October 16, 2024 as Doc. 11. Count One charges conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 from in or before 2021 through at least September 23, 2024, in Los Angeles County. It alleges that the defendant and co-conspirators used stolen identities to apply for disability and unemployment benefits through the California Employment Development Department, counterfeited disability certifications, and withdrew the benefits in cash at ATMs with EDD debit cards issued through Bank of America. Count Two charges aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). The three-page Information carries the signature block of United States Attorney E. Martin Estrada.

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     Case 2:24-cr-00617-GW    Document 11   Filed 10/16/24   Page 1 of 3 Page ID #:34



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 8                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
 9                   FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10   UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,              No. 2:24-cr-00617-GW
11                    Plaintiff,            I N F O R M A T I O N
12                    v.                    [18 U.S.C. § 1349: Conspiracy
                                            to Commit Wire and Bank Fraud;
13   ABIOLA FEMI QUADRI,                    18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1):
                                            Aggravated Identity Theft]
14                    Defendant.
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16           The United States Attorney charges:
17                                    COUNT ONE
18                                [18 U.S.C. § 1349]
19           Beginning in or before 2021, and continuing through at
20   least September 23, 2024, in Los Angeles County, within the
21   Central District of California, and elsewhere, defendant ABIOLA
22   FEMI QUADRI conspired with others to commit wire and bank fraud,
23   in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1343 and
24   1344.    The object of the conspiracy was carried out, and to be
25   carried out, in substance, as follows:          defendant QUADRI and his
26   co-conspirators would steal the personal identifying information
27   of victims, and apply for disability and unemployment benefits
28   in their names through the California Employment Development
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 1   Department (“EDD”).     Defendant QUADRI and his co-conspirators

 2   would counterfeit disability certifications purportedly issued

 3   by real doctors, whose identities were also stolen.             Defendant

 4   QUADRI would receive the EDD debit cards, issued through Bank of

 5   America, which were credited with fraudulent benefits.

 6   Defendant QUADRI would then use the EDD debit cards at ATMs to

 7   withdraw in cash the benefits.        As a result of this fraud,

 8   defendant QUADRI and his co-conspirators defrauded federally-

 9   insured financial institutions including Bank of America.

10   Defendant QUADRI and his co-conspirators used interstate wires

11   to defraud their victims throughout this conspiracy.

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 1                                   COUNT TWO

 2                           [18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1)]

 3        Beginning in or before 2021, and continuing through at

 4   least September 23, 2024, in Los Angeles County, within the

 5   Central District of California, and elsewhere, defendant ABIOLA

 6   FEMI QUADRI knowingly transferred, possessed, and used, without

 7   lawful authority, a means of identification of another person,

 8   including the names and account numbers of victims D.C., M.D.,

 9   and R.T. on or about September 1, 2020, April 22, 2021, and May

10   1, 2021, during and in relation to a felony violation of Title

11   18, United States Code, Section 1349, Conspiracy to Commit Wire

12   and Bank Fraud, as charged in Count One of this Information,

13   knowing that the means of identification belonged to another

14   actual person.

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                                  E. MARTIN ESTRADA
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                                  MACK E. JENKINS
20                                Assistant United States Attorney
21                                Chief, Criminal Division

22                                KRISTEN A. WILLIAMS
                                  Assistant United States Attorney
23                                Chief, Major Frauds Section
24                                ANDREW BROWN
25                                Assistant United States Attorney
                                  Major Frauds Section
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