A Chicago man and woman charged with allegedly running a scheme to swindle a North Pole restaurant out of $128,000.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - On June 11, an Alaska grand jury returned an indictment charging two Chicago residents with allegedly running a scheme to swindle a North Pole restaurant out of $128,000.
The court documents state that from July to August of 2022, 39-year-old Jacob Centeno and 35-year-old Amber Davila, allegedly hacked the restaurant owner’s email – illegally acquiring their banking and identification information. As a result, the defendants posed as the restaurant owners – allegedly stealing money from the restaurant and putting money into a separate account under a false identity.
An estimated $128,246 was collected into the defendants’ fraudulent bank account between Aug. 4 and Aug. 9, 2022, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska. On June 4, they were arrested in Chicago and charged with one count of aggravated identity theft; one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; one count conspiracy to commit money laundering; and eight counts of money laundering.
If Centeno and Davila are convicted, they will face a mandatory minimum of two years for aggravated identity theft. Any further sentencing will be made by a federal district court judge.
North Pole Alaska Alaska Grand Jury Aggravated Identity Theft Wire Fraud Money Laundering Amber Davila Jacob Centeno Restaurant
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