WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A Utah man was sentenced today to 108 months' imprisonment and five years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to running a check fraud scheme between 2022-2025, stealing upwards of $1.7 million from banks with the help of a small network of African expats.
Pitshou Yunga Kafuku, 43, of Millcreek, Utah, pleaded guilty to bank fraud conspiracy, bank fraud, theft of government funds, and money laundering on April 21, 2026. In addition to his term of imprisonment, U.S. District Court Judge Tena Campbell ordered Kafuku to pay $1,749,158.73 in restitution.
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