HARRISBURG, PA — A Dauphin County man was sentenced this week to up to nearly two years in prison for leading a criminal organization that defrauded central Pennsylvania banks and customers of more than $3 million, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced.
Jeremy Antuan Boria Fraticelli, 23, of Dover, was sentenced to one year minus one day to 23 months in prison, followed by five years of probation, and ordered to pay more than $537,000 in restitution.
Boria Fraticelli pleaded guilty in January to felony charges including corrupt organizations, identity theft, and theft by unlawful taking, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Prosecutors said the organization targeted customers of banks and financial institutions in Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties.
Authorities said members of the group posed as bank customer service representatives to obtain victims’ personal information.
That information was then used to make unauthorized withdrawals, which were funneled into accounts controlled by the group, according to prosecutors.
In total, 24 individuals were charged in connection with the scheme.
Nine cases involving Boria Fraticelli’s co-conspirators remain pending, while the others have pleaded guilty and been sentenced, authorities said.
“This scheme defrauded numerous unsuspecting Pennsylvanians who thought they were speaking with individuals who were trying to protect them,” Sunday said. “My office will continue to pursue the cases against co-conspirators.”
The case was prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Kayla Bolan.
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