Florida Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
Guy Gerral Georges received a 48-month prison sentence in Mississippi federal court after pleading guilty to bank fraud and identity theft charges.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ET
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Aug 18, 2026, 10:54 a.m. ET
Florida Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
Guy Gerral Georges, 32, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on August 17, 2026, to 48 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, according to court records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Mississippi.
Court records state that a 24-month sentence was imposed for the conspiracy to commit bank fraud charge, and a 24-month sentence was imposed for each of the two aggravated identity theft charges. The sentences for the identity theft charges run concurrently to each other, but consecutively to the conspiracy charge. Georges pled guilty to the charges on October 14, 2025, following a federal grand jury indictment on March 4, 2025.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Georges conspired to use fraudulent ATM cards and a card programming device to access individual bank accounts and obtain thousands of dollars. Law enforcement officers arrested Georges during the scheme and seized the gained funds during a search of his car. The seized funds were returned to the affected bank, which refunded its customers. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Glaze, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch following an investigation by the Cyber Fraud Task Force.
Aug 18, 2026, 10:40 a.m. ETFirst report
Florida Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Bank Fraud Conspiracy and Identity Theft
According to official U.S. Department of Justice records, Guy Gerral Georges, 32, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced on August 17, 2026, to 48 months in prison for one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft. In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Georges received a 24-month sentence for the bank fraud charge and 24 months for each identity theft charge. The identity theft sentences were ordered to run concurrently to each other, but consecutively to the bank fraud sentence, totaling 48 months.
Court records state that Georges conspired with another individual to use fraudulent ATM cards and a card programming device to access bank accounts and take thousands of dollars. Law enforcement officers arrested Georges during the operation and seized funds from the car he was using. The seized money was returned to the affected bank, which refunded its customers. A grand jury indicted Georges on March 4, 2025, and he pled guilty on October 14, 2025.
The case was investigated by the Cyber Fraud Task Force, composed of the U.S. Secret Service and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Herbert S. Carraway and Charles W. Kirkham. The official announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Baxter Kruger of the Southern District of Mississippi, Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Glaze, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
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