California man accused of using Telegram to teach bank fraud pleads guilty

A 26-year-old Placentia man accused of using social media to teach people how to create false checks pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with a b...

May 26, 2023
6:52 PM

A 26-year-old Placentia man accused of using social media to teach people how to create false checks pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring with a bank employee, among others, to commit bank fraud, officials said. Meshach Samuels admitted to two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The 26-year-old has a history of felony convictions in Florida, and had five guns seized from his residence in March 2022 by federal agents, said the U.

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