Indictment — No. 1:22-cr-00219 (Dkt. 47, D. Md.)

Summary

A sealed indictment in United States v. Dementrous Von Smith et al., Case 1:22-cr-00219-LKG, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, filed July 11, 2022 as Document 47. It charges Von Smith, Nadine Mahoro Mwamikazi, Sky Tiffany Lawson, Christopher Thomas Yancy, Sayquan Leon Bridges, Christian Malik Adrea, Stephawn Malik Watson and Aiyanna Mone Washington with conspiracy to commit wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1349 from about February 2020 through October 2021. The grand jury alleges that the defendants used victims' personally identifiable information to file unemployment insurance claims in Maryland and California, causing at least 213 fraudulent UI claims and more than 1.6 million dollars in losses. Further counts charge wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343 and aggravated identity theft, and the signature block names United States Attorney Erek L. Barron.

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