Union County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud

Brian Previlon, 28, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, has admitted to conspiring to commit bank fraud by soliciting U.S. Postal Service (USPS) employees to steal check books from the mail and depositing fraudulent checks. Previlon and his co-conspirators fraudulently obtained approximately $38,364 from victim financial institutions between summer 2019 and October 22, 2019.

Key Takeaways:

• Brian Previlon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, a charge punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million.
• Previlon and his co-conspirators stole check books from the mail by paying USPS employees cash payments, forged accountholder signatures, and negotiated checks payable to individuals.
• The conspiracy resulted in approximately $38,364 being obtained from victim financial institutions between summer 2019 and October 22, 2019.
• Previlon's sentencing is scheduled for December 3, 2021.
• Postal inspectors, USPS-Office of Inspector General, and special agents with the U.S. Secret Service, New Jersey State Police, Elizabeth Police Department, and Secaucus Police Department assisted with the investigation.
• The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elaine K. Lou, with defense counsel Georgina Giordano Pallitto Esq.

Statistics:

• $38,364 - the approximate amount obtained from victim financial institutions through the conspiracy.
• 30 years - the maximum potential prison sentence for the conspiracy charge.
• $1 million - the maximum potential fine for the conspiracy charge.
• 1 count - the number of charges to which Previlon pleaded guilty.
• 2 - the number of years in which the conspiracy occurred (2019-2021).