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
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Defendants / Respondents
- Kimionte Bennett
- Leticia Contreras
- Osvaldo Guajardo
Dates
Filed
June 30, 2025
Resolved
September 30, 2025
Case Details
Industry
Finance
Penalty Type
Restitution