8 Identity Fraud Suspects Indicted for Stealing $1.1 Million in Rental Cars, FBI Says

Eight identity fraud suspects have been indicted identity in St. Louis for allegedly stealing 19 rental cars worth over $1.1 million.

The identity fraud scheme was exposed when Business E.H., based in Clayton, Missouri, reported a series of suspicious transactions involving rental car reservations. (Photo: Clean Tech Loops)

The Identity Fraud Suspects and Their Operations

The Department of Justice revealed that the accused identity fraud suspects operated by reserving vehicles from a car rental company, “Business E.H.,” using fake IDs and stolen credit card information.

According to Business Insider, the indictment unsealed on July 19 exposed a sophisticated scheme where identity fraud suspects picked up the rental cars from airports and never returned them, causing significant financial losses to the rental company.

The identity fraud scheme was exposed when Business E.H., based in Clayton, Missouri, reported a series of suspicious transactions involving rental car reservations.

The identity fraud suspects masterminded their plan by obtaining stolen credit card information and creating counterfeit identification documents. Armed with this false information, they reserved high-value rental cars from the targeted company.

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8 Identity Fraud Suspects Indicted

According to FBI Press Release, the indicted identity fraud suspects, ranging in age from 32 to 39, were identified as Tyrell A. Oliver and Steven B. Matthews from Atlanta, along with New York residents Shawnta B. Fonseca, Reginald M. Glenn, Rashad Holder, James E. McGhaney, Marlique J. McGhaney, and Daquasia M. Robinson.

Each of them was charged with wire fraud conspiracy, and some faced additional charges of aggravated identity theft and wire fraud.

Tyrell Oliver, a key figure in the scheme, was responsible for making the reservations and paying co-conspirators to collect the rental vehicles.

The identity fraud suspects would travel to airports located in the eastern United States and the Midwest to pick up the rented cars, which included luxury models like a BMW X7, GMC Yukon, and Chevrolet Suburban, as mentioned in the indictment.

The indictment of the identity fraud suspects marked the beginning of a swift response from law enforcement agencies, leading to the arrest of the suspects.

The total value of the stolen rental cars was estimated to be just over $1.1 million. Jay Greenberg from the FBI St. Louis Division emphasized that this incident is only a glimpse of the extensive use of stolen identities by criminals in various fraud schemes.

The Department of Justice reminded the public that the charges mentioned in the indictment of the identity fraud suspects were allegations and not indicative of the accused individuals’ guilt.

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