A man who posed as a bank employee and stole money from multiple victims by claiming their banks were investigating fraud pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Thursday to bank fraud and money laundering charges.
Albert Guerra, 26, of Miramar, Florida, held himself out as a representative of the victims’ banks, then convinced them to withdraw cash and deliver it to him, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
One victim was told that there was a recent fraud attempt on his bank account and that he should withdraw the money so that his funds could be “safeguarded,” according to a criminal complaint filed against Guerra.
Though prosecutors say many of the victims defrauded throughout the scheme were elderly, the criminal complaint identifies three victims in San Diego County ranging in age from 22 to 28 years old. The San Diego County victims lost an estimated total of $136,300, prosecutors said.
After the victims collected their cash, Guerra instructed them to hand over the money to supposed bank employees who were actually rideshare drivers. Prosecutors say Guerra told the drivers that they were picking up “documents” from relatives of his, but the relatives were actually the victims.
Shortly after the San Diego-area victims were defrauded, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Guerra bought a Tesla Model 3 with a $24,000 cash payment. He then went on to defraud a victim in Portland, Oregon, out of $40,000, prosecutors said.
Guerra is slated to be sentenced in June.
–City News Service
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