Leader of Identity Theft and Bank Fraud Ring Sentenced to Prison

ARMON LEON MAIDEN, 61, of Inglewood, California, was sentenced late yesterday to four years in prison and four years of supervised release for aggravated identity theft and bank fraud. Maiden led a bank fraud ring that traveled to Seattle in November 2008, to steal from individual bank accounts. According to records in the case, Maiden and a number of co-conspirators arrived at Sea-Tac Airport on November 13, 2008. Maiden, the group leader, had provided his cohorts with fake checks and identity documents so that they could travel to banks and use the false identities to drain customer accounts. Posted in: Account Takeover Identity Theft