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“Locsin and his conspirators used those accounts to make, or attempt to make, wire transfers of funds, order merchandise, order emergency replacement cards, add supplemental cardholders to accounts, or change addresses related to those accounts – none of which was authorized by the account-holders,” read the statement made by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of New Jersey.The names of the affected celebrities were not mentioned in the court documents. However, in June 2015, The Philippine Star newspaper reported former FBI director Robert Mueller was among the victims, said Reuters. “The count of bank fraud conspiracy carries a maximum potential penalty of 30 years in prison, and the counts of aggravated identity theft each carry a maximum potential penalty of two years in prison,” added U.S. prosecutors. Locsin is currently in the custody of Filipino authorities on unrelated charges.