Federal prosecutors have charged 14 people with carrying out a coordinated scheme to seize control of bank accounts belonging to thousands of victims across the country.
Muhamed Dieye, 35, of Dallas, allegedly orchestrated the operation using multiple aliases, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas.
“Dieye possessed a spreadsheet that contained detailed personal and business information for nearly 3,000 individual victims who collectively held over $373,000,000 across their bank accounts.”
Thirteen other defendants were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and bank fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in relation to the scheme, including:
- Terrence Dudley, a/k/a Willy Watkins, Brian Faceman
- Maurice Rashad McDuffie, a/k/a Heavvvy Motion
- Saad Nashat Botros, a/k/a Felix Saucedo, Wesley Swipes, Wesley Swipes
- Sammed Kweku Okyne, a/k/a OKC, Paris Jawn
- Renaldo Santez Gaines, a/k/a BlackMigo, OsamaCapone, OsamaBin57
- Alphonso Brndon Seke?Horton, a/k/a The Wizard 302
- Terry Leon Daniels Jr., a/k/a onedayrealsoon, Teazy Daniels
- Jamel Allen Small, a/k/a Paypawerk
- Kemar Fitzroy Needham, a/k/a Swap King Fx, kingzmanfx
- Kevin Brandon Flores Cazares, a/k/a John First B, First B (Call)
- Dylon Amari Ruby, a/k/a slimeyluhdude, AT&T
- Courtney Jane Sutton
- C.S.
Authorities say from July 2023 through November 2024, the defendants obtained personal data, created fake identification documents, executed SIM swaps, and relied on corrupt insiders at banks and phone companies to bypass security at institutions, which may include Truist, Bank of America, and JPMorgan Chase.
One attempted transfer of $2 million to Emirates Islamic Bank appears in the indictment.
Says U.S. Attorney Ryan Raybould,
“North Texas is the financial services hub of America, and protecting Main Street families and investors is a top priority of this office. These defendants are charged with targeting the life savings of thousands of Americans, and the ringleader was stopped at the gate before he could flee. Target Main Street and we will pursue you with every tool available.”
Dieye was taken into custody at JFK Airport while attempting to board a one-way flight to Malaysia.
Conviction on the bank fraud conspiracy charge carries up to 30 years in prison.
The Diplomatic Security Service led the investigation with help from multiple federal and local agencies.
