Jevon P. Crudup Jr. received a 57-month sentence for altering and forging stolen U.S. Treasury checks. Prosecutors said he cashed out using victims’ banking access via ATMs and debit cards/PINs obtained through online connections.

A man in Missouri was sentenced in federal court for a scheme involving forged U.S. Treasury checks and unauthorized access to victims’ banking resources. Jevon P. Crudup Jr. was sentenced to 57 months for altering and forging stolen U.S. Treasury checks and for using victims’ banking access to withdraw cash. The DOJ alleged that Crudup obtained or accessed information connected to victims’ banking accounts and then used that access to cash out. Prosecutors said he deposited altered and forged checks through ATMs, which allowed the defendant to move money quickly while using the victims’ banking connections. The government also alleged that he used linked debit cards and PINs tied to victims’ accounts. The release further states that these debit card credentials and PINs were obtained through online connections, enabling the defendant to operate the scheme without personally holding the underlying financial accounts. DOJ said the intended losses were approximately $160,000, reflecting the amount the government believed would be lost as a result of the defendant’s conduct. The case underscores the combination of document fraud (forged checks) with identity- and access-based banking fraud. By leveraging both forged payment instruments and stolen banking authorization, the scheme allegedly targeted victim accounts and facilitated withdrawals through automated teller channels.