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Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For ID Theft, ATM Scheme Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For ID Theft, ATM Scheme
Westchester Man Sentenced To Prison Time For ID Theft, ATM Scheme A Westchester man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for identity theft in an elaborate ATM scheme. Mount Vernon resident Jelani Knox, 29, was sentenced to a term of between two and four years in prison for identity theft in a scheme that included forging checks for deposit at Mount Vernon and Pelham bank branches.  Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on five different days last summer, Knox altered checks from five unrelated Mount Vernon victims’ accounts, totaling more than $34,000 and deposited them in bank ATMs in Mount Vernon and Pel…

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