Bridgeport Man Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Case In Rhode Island

BRIDGEPORT, CT — A Bridgeport man has pleaded guilty in connection with a bank fraud case in Rhode Island, according to authorities.

Michael Joshua Saint-Victor, 26, admitted in federal court that he fraudulently created an online bank account in the name of a Rhode Island resident without that person’s knowledge, and then accessed and transferred $65,500 to that account from a separate bank account controlled by the Rhode Islander, again without that person’s knowledge, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary A. Cunha announced in a news release.

Saint-Victor also admitted that he applied for an ATM/debit card tied to the bank account that he opened in the Rhode Island resident’s name, and that he also used the person’s name to apply for a credit card with a second bank, according to Cunha.

According to information presented to the court, when the banks discovered the fraudulent activities, the bank returned the $65,500 that Saint-Victor had transferred to his Rhode Island victim, and both the ATM/debit card and the credit card applications were denied, the news release states.

Saint-Victor pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of bank fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 1.

The matter was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, according to the news release.