A North Providence resident, Jamal Mansaray, 35, has been sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud banks and steal personal information, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr.
Mansaray will also serve three years of supervised release and must pay more than $70,000 in restitution to several financial institutions. He pleaded guilty on April 29, 2025, to charges including bank fraud conspiracy, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, Mansaray led the operation from his home. The conspiracy involved stealing checks from the U.S. Mail and using stolen business and personal information to alter or create fraudulent checks and access bank accounts without authorization.
A search of Mansaray’s residence in May 2023 uncovered hundreds of stolen checks—both personal and business—as well as blank “washed” checks ready for alteration. Authorities also found over 1,000 blank check stock sheets used for producing counterfeit checks, multiple laptops and printers used in the scheme, Social Security cards, debit cards, and a temporary driver’s license issued under another name.
Law enforcement also discovered a loaded firearm with ammunition inside a backpack belonging to Mansaray. As someone previously convicted of felony offenses related to firearms and financial crimes—including a 2018 conviction for bank fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft—Mansaray is legally barred from possessing firearms.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Christine D. Lowell and John P. McAdams following an investigation conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service and Rhode Island State Police.
“This most current case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Christine D. Lowell and John P. McAdams.”
“The matter was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service and Rhode Island State Police.”
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