LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – A Jeanerette man convicted of a 2022 bank fraud scheme will spend the next 4 1/2 years in prison, according to United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown.

Cameron Michael Marks, 26, of Jeanerette, was convicted of committing bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Marks to 54 months in prison, followed by 1 year of supervised release.

Jeanerette Police stopped a vehicle driven by Marks on July 12, 2022 for a traffic violation. Marks stopped his vehicle in his mother’s driveway. He was unable to provide a driver’s license or proof of insurance, prosecutors said.

A search conducted of Marks’ vehicle found 13 counterfeit/forged Western Union money orders.

Marks’ mother allowed officers to search the residence, where officers located numerous fraudulent checks written on third party businesses and individuals, along with account opening documents and checkbooks bearing the names of these third parties but bearing Marks’ physical address, authorities said.

Marks admitted that he issued fraudulent checks written on a third party business account in the amount of $240,275.71, according to prosecutors.

Marks admitted to Secret Service agents that he had obtained account information for
third party businesses fraudulently and ordered checks with that account information, prosecutors said. He further admitted that he used other people's identities to open bank accounts in order to deposit the fraudulent checks into accounts without using his own identity.

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