Five Norman Residents Sentenced in Counterfeit Check Fraud Scheme

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma –CHRISTOPHER GLENN MARTIN, 42, JOHNATHAN LEE MADDEN, 33, JENNY LYNN MADDEN, 33, DYLAN RAY FOUNTAIN, 22, and CODY TYLER MARTIN, 23, all from Norman, Oklahoma, have been sentenced for their roles in a counterfeit check fraud scheme, announced Mark A. Yancey, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

According to court records, from September 2013 through June 2014, the coconspirators stole mail from mailboxes to obtain private banking information, used the stolen information to manufacture counterfeit checks, and then used those checks to purchase merchandise and gift cards at retail stores throughout the Norman and Oklahoma City area.  They also used counterfeit checks to obtain cash from retail stores and local banks.

The five defendants were indicted on January 20, 2015.  Christopher Martin and Johnathan Madden pled guilty to bank fraud related to their scheme to defraud banks by presenting counterfeit checks in exchange for cash.  Jenny Madden, Dylan Fountain, and Cody Martin pled guilty to conspiracy for their role in negotiating counterfeit checks at retail stores.  The individual defendants were sentenced by United States District Judge David Russell as follows:

• On March 15, 2016, Christopher Martin was sentenced to serve 71 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $170,794.53 in restitution. 

• On December 21, 2015, Johnathan Madden was sentenced to serve 70 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $52,603.36 in restitution. 

• On December 15, 2015, Dylan Fountain was sentenced to serve 33 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $114,734.75 in restitution.

• On September 2, 2015, Jenny Madden was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $170,794.53 in restitution. 

• On December 10, 2015, Cody Martin was sentenced to serve 36 months of probation and pay $97,861.67 in restitution.

         This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica L. Perry.