California man sentenced for identity theft in Arizona, other states

PHOENIX — A California man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for participating in an identity theft and bank fraud ring across multiple states, including Arizona.

Muhammed Drammeh, 30, of Huntington Beach, California, received a 37-month prison sentence on Tuesday.

He will be required to serve three years of supervised release following his release. He previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

According to the District of Arizona for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Drammeh targeted both individuals and banks in Arizona, Colorado and California.

Drammeh and his co-conspirators used victims’ stolen personal information to open fake business accounts linked to the victims’ legitimate bank accounts in the aforementioned states.

The 30-year-old and his co-conspirators then transferred funds from the victims’ legitimate accounts to the fake accounts they controlled and withdrew the money at financial institutions and casinos.

Drammeh also recruited others to impersonate victims and provided them with fake IDs. He also supervised at least one co-conspirator when they opened fraudulent accounts in victims’ names and withdrew the funds.

The FBI conducted the investigation, while the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona in Tucson handled the prosecution.

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