ALBANY, N.Y. – Five people, including a former employee, have been indicted and arrested in connection with a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted the former SEFCU, which is now Broadview Federal Credit Union.
According to the indictment, court filings, and statements made by prosecutors in court, between February and October 2022, the conspirators obtained member account information from Caeshara Cannon, 33, of Albany, formerly a member services representative at SEFCU.
“They used that information to create counterfeit checks, which were presented for negotiation at SEFCU branches,” the Justice department said. “The conspirators also obtained personal identifying information of other people, which they used to fraudulently obtain loans from SEFCU and then withdraw the proceeds in cash. The conspirators used fake New York State driver’s licenses, with pictures of the conspirators but bearing the personal identifying information of others, during the loan application process.
The Defendants
Charged were:
- Allahson Allah, formerly known as Gwyn Cancer, age 53, of Albany, charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
- Evan Cutler, age 24, of Queensbury, N.Y., charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft.
- Dnauticah Taylor-Sterman, age 21, of Albany, charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
- Davon Parson, age 20, of Troy, N.Y., charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft.
Prosecutors said that Cannon had been previously arrested and pled guilty on Sept. 14, 2023, to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
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