A federal jury on Thursday convicted Cleveland Kilgore, 32 of Silver Spring, on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod Rosenstein.
Testimony at trial proved that Kilgore executed a scheme to defraud Bank of America through the unauthorized use of the personal information of Bank of America account holders in California from September 2004 through March 2005. Witnesses testified that Kilgore obtained account holders’ bank account numbers and balances, names and addresses and driver’s license numbers.
Using that information, Kilgore manufactured identification documents bearing the names and addresses of Bank of America account holders, but photographs of Kilgore and his associates. Kilgore obtained approximately $270,000 through this scheme from Bank of America branch locations in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
Kilgore faces a maximum penalty for bank fraud of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine and a maximum penalty for aggravated identity theft of 2 years in prison, consecutive to any other prison term, and a fine of $250,000. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett scheduled the sentencing on Dec. 15.