U.S. v. Reggie Jackson

3/16/2018 – Defendant Reggie Jackson pleaded guilty before the Honorable Robert H. Cleland, to devising and executing a scheme to defraud through a mail takeover scheme. Specifically, Jackson submitted change of address orders with the U.S. Postal Service using its website, www.usps.com, and redirected mail from unsuspecting victims to addresses he controlled. Jackson then opened credit card accounts or obtained cellular phones in the victims’ names without their knowledge.

Jackson also pleaded guilty to the possession of dozens of fraudulent credit cards and counterfeit drivers’ licenses and to the possession of names, addresses, dates of birth, and social security numbers for over 1,000 victims. According to court records, Jackson obtained the personally identifying information, or PII, for his victims through illegal websites, as well as patient records for Camelot Hall Convalescent Center in Livonia, Michigan, and Sheffield Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, in Detroit, Michigan.

Jackson faces a statutory maximum penalty of seventy-two years in prison.

The Sentencing Hearing is scheduled for July 26, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. before the Honorable Robert H. Cleland in Port Huron, Michigan.