Fraud Conspiracy Leader Sentenced on Bank Fraud, Firearm Charges

PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man convicted and sentenced multiple times on economic-based and firearms charges was sentenced today to federal prison for leading a well-organized conspiracy to defraud banks, steal individuals’ personal information, and for illegally possessing a firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Jamal Mansaray, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., to 110 months of incarceration, three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution to various financial institutions totaling more than $70,000. Mansaray pleaded guilty on April 29, 2025, to charges of bank fraud conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and prohibited person in possession of a firearm.

As detailed in court documents, Mansaray led a well-organized conspiracy from his dining room table to steal checks from the U.S. Mail, and to obtain and use business and personal identifying information of third parties. The stolen identifying information was used to alter stolen checks, create fraudulent checks, and to fraudulently access bank accounts.

A court-authorized search of Mansaray’s residence in May 2023 resulted in the seizure of hundreds of personal and business checks, blank “washed” checks, more than 1,000 blank check stock used to create and print counterfeit checks, multiple laptops and printers, checks in various stages of alteration, Social Security cards, debit cards, and a temporary driver’s license in the name of others.

Additionally, law enforcement also located a loaded firearm and ammunition inside a backpack belonging to the defendant. Mansaray is prohibited from possessing a firearm because he has been convicted previously on felony charges, including firearms and financial crimes. 

In 2018, Mansaray was convicted on federal charges of  bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated ID theft. He was sentenced in October 2018 to 60 months of incarceration and three years’ supervised release.

This most current case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Christine D. Lowell and John P. McAdams.

The matter was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and Rhode Island State Police.

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