New York men sentenced in bank fraud conspiracy that affected victims in Massachusetts, Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Acting United States Attorney Sara Mirion Bloom said that two New York men were sentenced in a multi-state bank fraud conspiracy that victimized at least 28 people and 20 businesses.

23-year-old Jaymark Larios and 54-year-old Paul Keenan were both charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

Larios and Keenan were accused of collecting Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and banking information from individuals and businesses in order to create fraudulent IDs and checks.

They then travelled to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, and elsewhere to cash the fake checks.

Bloom said that the conspirators attempted to defraud banks of a total of approximately $143,000, successfully defrauding 22 banks of a total of approximately $93,200.

Larios was sentenced to 24 months of incarceration to be followed by 3 years of supervised release and to pay restitution in the amount of $93,200, while Keenan was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.