TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Two men were sentenced to federal prison after previously pleading guilty to several charges connected to defrauding financial institutions.

Jerelle George William Jones, 29, of New Jersey was sentenced to nine and half years for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and forgery or false use of a passport.

Quint Gasque, 48, of North Caroline was sentenced to six years for those same charges.

According to court records, Jones recruited Gasque in February 2024 to commit a fraud scheme to take money from customer accounts at financial institutions. The scheme involved Gasque impersonating bank customers, even presenting fake IDs and passports, at several banks and credit unions throughout the southeastern United States.

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