Former Philadelphia Deputy Sheriff Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney David Metcalf announced that Darryl T. Wells, 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, entered a plea of guilty today before United States District Judge Joel H. Slomsky to bank fraud.

Wells was charged by indictment in January of this year.

As detailed in court filings and admitted to by the defendant, in December 2018 and January 2019, while employed as a Deputy Sheriff Officer with the City of Philadelphia, Wells submitted eight fraudulent loan and credit applications to financial institutions in which he falsely and materially overstated his monthly income and, in some instances, attached forged paystubs.

In total, Wells received $145,000 in fraudulently obtained proceeds, which he immediately spent or transferred, and the financial institutions were not repaid.

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on March 3 and faces a maximum possible term of 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

This case was investigated by the FBI and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Samuel Dalke.