LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man was sentenced July 24 to four years and nine months in federal prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded banks and credit unions out of at least $2.7 million by depositing checks stolen from the mail into bank accounts belonging to accomplices recruited through Instagram.
Jose Luis Edeza Jr., 31, of Sunland, pleaded guilty in May in downtown Los Angeles to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
