PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Philadelphia man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for orchestrating a calculated and disturbing identity theft scheme that targeted fellow U.S. Army servicemembers, inflicting financial harm and emotional trauma.
On Monday, July 21, U.S. District Judge Karen S. Marston sentenced 40-year-old Alpha Omega Mayhue to 65 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered him to pay a $3,100 special assessment. The sentence follows Mayhue’s guilty plea to a series of charges, including conspiracy to commit identity theft, misuse of Social Security numbers, aggravated identity theft, false statements, and cyberstalking.
According to federal prosecutors, Mayhue exploited his former position in the U.S. Army to obtain and weaponize the personal information of multiple servicemembers. Between February 2018 and March 2021, he engaged in a wide-ranging scheme—often with the assistance of unnamed co-conspirators—to impersonate his victims and sabotage their financial and personal lives in retaliation for past grievances.
The criminal conduct included a litany of unauthorized actions: altering bank and credit union account details, rerouting direct deposits, falsely reporting debit cards as stolen, and even terminating military and disability benefits. Prosecutors also highlighted a particularly harrowing episode of cyberstalking, in which Mayhue sent threatening messages to a female victim, claiming to be surveilling her and issuing sexually explicit threats.
Federal authorities emphasized the betrayal of trust inherent in Mayhue’s actions. “Investigating individuals who hold positions of trust and misuse Department of Defense (DoD) information is a priority for the DoD Office of Inspector General’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS),” said Christopher Silvestro, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DCIS Northeast Field Office. “Today’s sentencing demonstrates our commitment to work with our law enforcement partners and the Department of Justice to protect our nation’s service members.”
Echoing that sentiment, Jason Scalzo, Special Agent in Charge of the FDIC Office of Inspector General’s Electronic Crimes Unit, noted, “Today’s sentencing holds Mr. Mayhue accountable for his role in an account takeover scheme that targeted members of the U.S. Army by using their personally identifiable information to impersonate them and conduct unauthorized transactions… The FDIC OIG will continue to work with our law enforcement partners to investigate such schemes that harm consumers and threaten to undermine the safety and soundness of our nation’s banking system.”
The case was the result of a coordinated investigation involving the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General, the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, and the Federal Trade Commission Office of Inspector General. Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh A. Davison led the prosecution.
Mayhue’s sentencing marks the conclusion of a case that federal officials say underscores the need for vigilance in protecting sensitive information—especially when the victims are those who serve the nation.
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