Placentia Man Gets Over 7 Years in Prison for Check Fraud Scheme

This illustration picture shows debit and credit cards arranged on a desk in Arlington, Va. on April 6, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 26-year-old Placentia man was sentenced Oct. 23 to more than seven years in federal prison for a social media check fraud scheme that led to more than $400,000 in losses.

Meshach Samuels pleaded guilty May 25 to a count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of being a felon in possession of weapons.