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Former New York Federal Reserve Bank Employee Pleads
Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Using Stolen Identities to Obtain Loans Fraudulently
PREET BHARARA, United States Attorney for the Southern
District of New York, announced that CURTIS L. WILTSHIRE pleaded
guilty today to one count of bank fraud and one count of
aggravated identity theft for having obtained student loans using
stolen identities. The plea was entered before United States
Magistrate Judge GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN in Manhattan federal
court. KENNETH WILTSHIRE, CURTIS WILTSHIRE's brother, pleaded
guilty to related charges on September 15, 2009.
According to the Indictment to which CURTIS WILTSHIRE
pleaded guilty, other documents filed in this case, and
statements made in court during today's plea proceeding:
WILTSHIRE, 34, of Staten Island, New York, previously
worked as an information and technical analyst at the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York ("FRB-NY") in lower Manhattan. In that
capacity he had access to information about FRB-NY employees,
including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and
photographs. From 2006 to 2008, WILTSHIRE stole identities from
the FRB-NY and used them to fraudulently obtain student loans
from various federally insured banks. Over the course of the
scheme, WILTSHIRE sought multiple student loans, resulting in a
total loss of approximately $200,000.
The bank fraud charge carries a maximum term of 30
years in prison and a maximum fine of the greatest of $1 million,
or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. The aggravated
identity theft charge carries a mandatory two-year term of
imprisonment, which must be consecutive to the sentence on the
bank fraud charge, and a maximum fine of the greatest of
$250,000, or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense.
CURTIS WILTSHIRE is scheduled to be sentenced by United
States District Judge P. KEVIN CASTEL on January 8, 2010, at 3:30
p.m. KENNETH WILTSHIRE's sentencing before Judge CASTEL is scheduled for January 8, 2010, at 3:00 p.m.
Mr. BHARARA praised the investigative work of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Postal
Inspection Service in this case, and thanked the FRB-NY for its
assistance in the investigation.
Assistant United States Attorneys DANIEL W. LEVY and
ZACHARY FEINGOLD are in charge of these prosecutions.
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