PORTLAND, Maine — A Portland man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Portland court to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Court records show 22-year-old Paul Logugune and a coconspirator broke into unattended vehicles to steal purses and wallets between May and June 2022, the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine said in a release.
Logugune and the coconspirator allegedly stole the purses and wallets to obtain driver's licenses and checkbooks, according to the release.
"Forged checks were then drawn on the stolen checkbooks and made payable to the names on the stolen licenses," the release stated. "They then recruited others to cash the forged checks at multiple credit union branches in Cumberland County using the stolen IDs to impersonate the ID theft victims."
Logugune is now facing a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison followed by up to five years of supervised release. He is also facing a fine of up to $1 million, the release said.
Logugune will receive his sentencing once the U.S. Probation Office completes a presentence investigation report.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
