A man from Bradley, Maine, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Court documents state that Darren Deorsey, 50, worked with others between July and October 2024 to obtain money by entering banks, pretending to be legitimate account holders, and using fake identification cards. The scheme allowed Deorsey to withdraw funds from accounts and secure an unauthorized $5,000 home equity line of credit in the name of one victim.
Deorsey could face a prison sentence of up to 30 years for the bank fraud conspiracy charge. He may also be fined up to $1 million and placed on supervised release for as many as five years. For aggravated identity theft, he faces a mandatory two-year prison term that must run consecutively with any other sentence imposed. That charge also carries a possible fine of $250,000 and up to one year of supervised release. Sentencing will take place after the U.S. Probation Office completes its presentence investigative report. A federal district judge will decide the final sentence after reviewing the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutory factors.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI with support from local agencies including the Bangor Police Department, Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles – Enforcement Services Division.
The press release notes that although this matter occurred earlier, it was not published at that time because of a federal government shutdown. It became available once normal operations resumed.
