23 DFW residents charged for money laundering conspiracy

TEXAS, USA — Federal officers introduced Friday that just about two dozen folks from the Dallas-Fort Worth space had been arrested and charged in reference to a money laundering conspiracy.  

According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 23 folks had been alleged to have conspired to launder the proceeds of wire fraud in an effort to conceal the character, location, supply and possession of the money gained by fraud. 

The federal indictment additionally alleges that the conspirators would open financial institution accounts, use assumed enterprise names, and switch, withdraw, and transfer the money and use it for their very own functions. 

Sources for the alleged money laundering included: fraud primarily based on enterprise e mail compromise, romance scams, unemployment insurance coverage fraud, and Payroll Protection Program (PPP) fraud. 

The indictment says greater than $3.5 million was taken.

Here are the 23 North Texans charged on this case: 

• Kendrick Lavell Collins, 42, of Aubrey
• Letisha Ann Stover, 41, of Richardson
• Spencer Leonard Leigh, 35, of Everman
• Danuielle Fowler Edney, 51, of Plano
• Diamond Plashette Edwards, 24, of Grand Prairie
• Tabitha Lashawn Deberry, 34, of Dallas
• Amos Wilson, 56, of Dallas
• Andrew Demarcus Penny, 45, of Dallas
• (*23*) Devon Black, 31, of Dallas
• Jarrick Otishey Buckhanan, 43, of Dallas
• Jerica Jareese Matthews, 31, of Anna
• John Gantt, 35, of Dallas
• Lemar Mashawn Cohen, a.ok.a. Lemar Marshawn Cohen, 36, of Dallas
• Chibuike Samuel Iwuh, 30, of The Colony
• Cynthia Mechelle Wilson, 55, of Dallas
• Dontrell Lamon Amie, 42, of North Richland Hills
• Eric Jason Vaughan, 49, of Arlington
• Jeremiah Lee Gantt, 28, of Dallas
• Joshua Matthew Baham, 27, of Anna
• Lesley Odell Brown, 32, of Carrollton
• Michael Andre Studaway, 26, of Dallas
• Tamara Dawn Thomas, 41, of Dallas
• Timothy Dwayne Hoston, 44, of Carrollton

If convicted, the defendants every withstand 20 years in federal jail, DOJ mentioned in a news launch.