WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that John Shestowsky, 51, of Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, which carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.
Between April 2018, and July 2020, Shestowsky and co-defendant James Rasmussen conspired with others to defraud financial institutions by false and fraudulent pretenses. In furtherance of the scheme:
* Shestowsky emailed Rasmussen the personal information, including bank account numbers, of various individuals without the...