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Department of Justice

DOJ v. Bennett

Convicted$1.8MRestitutionFiled: June 30, 2025

Kimionte Bennett allegedly coordinated a SIM card-swapping fraud scheme. According to the DOJ, Bennett facilitated multiple “SIM swap” attacks and used that phone access to intercept the multi-factor authentication codes, and used these codes to illicitly access the victims’ cryptocurrency accounts to steal cryptocurrency from the victims.

Summary generated from official Department of Justice press release

Source: Department of Justice Press Release ↗

Parties

Defendants / Respondents
  • Kimionte Bennett
  • Leticia Contreras
  • Osvaldo Guajardo

Dates

Filed
June 30, 2025
Resolved
September 30, 2025

Case Details

Industry
Finance
Penalty Type
Restitution