Missouri court sentences New York man for $30,000 bank fraud

U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey sentenced George Sciarrone, 54, of New York, to 61 months in prison and ordered him to repay $30,000 to bank fraud victims. The federal prison sentence will follow a sentence he is currently serving for an unrelated case.

Sciarrone pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis in February to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, six counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. He admitted that before September 28, 2022, the organizers of a bank fraud scheme identified the financial accounts of Missouri residents and recruited Sciarrone and others to deposit counterfeit checks into those accounts and withdraw the money. The organizers produced counterfeit driver's licenses and credit cards bearing the names of the account holders and photos of those recruited.

Sciarrone admitted to depositing checks ranging from $3,800 to $4,000 into five banks using the names of six different people between September 28, 2022 and October 7, 2022.

Valerie Kelly, 46, also of New York, pleaded guilty in November to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, four counts of bank fraud and three counts of using a mail fraud device. counterfeit access. She admitted to using the identities of six people to deposit fraudulent checks ranging from $3,500 to $4,500 at five banks and attempting to cause losses exceeding $80,000 to more than ten victims.

In March, Judge Autrey sentenced Kelly to 15 months in prison and ordered him to repay $69,100.

The case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, Bridgeton Police Department, Creve Coeur Police Department, Florissant Police Department, Police Department of Richmond Heights, the St. Charles City Police Department and the Wentzville Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Tracy Berry prosecuted the case.

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