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Department of Justice Press Release
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For Immediate Release
October 6, 2008
United States Attorney's Office
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Contact: Patricia Hartman, (215) 861-8525


Two Philadelphia Men Charged with Bank Fraud

Acting United States Attorney Laurie Magid today announced the filing of an 1 information charging two defendants with bank fraud which involved the fraudulent obtaining ofunsecured lines of credit totaling approximately $120,000 from Citizens Bank and the fraudulent cashing of checks drawn on the unsecured lines of credit with Citizens Bank in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEFENDANTS

NAME

ADDRESS

DOB or AGE

David Nelson

Philadelphia, PA

30

Landus Nelson

Philadelphia, PA

39

If convicted of all charges, each of the defendants faces of maximum sentence of 30 years imprisonment and restitution.

This case was investigated by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ewald Zittlau.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
EASTERN DISTRICT, PENNSYLVANIA
Suite 1250, 615 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Contact:
PATTY HARTMAN
Media Contact
215-861-8525

COPIES OF NEWS MEMOS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae

1 An Indictment or Information is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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