The Internet let out a collective ‘Say What Now?’ when news broke of Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Apollo Nida getting arrested.
As you see above, Apollo’s official mugshot has surfaced along with more details of his arrest.
Gayla St. Julien, the woman that named Apollo as the mastermind of this scheme, told police they first met around September 2009. She claims that she was recruited by a mutual friend of theirs, but that Apollo made the final decision to bring her aboard.
An investigation into the operation began in February 2012, when JP Morgan Chase Bank tipped authorities off to Gayla’s suspicious bank activity after she tried to open four accounts with two stolen identities. After more digging it was discovered that investigators had barely scratched the surface on this matter.
According to court documents, though, the case might be bigger than many people realized.
A a complaint filed by the U.S. District Attorney contains “a brief summary of a few out of more than forty (40) bank accounts identified in this investigation as fraudulent.”
Take a look at a few paragraphs from the complaint which give a good estimate of how through and involved Apollo’s crimes actually are:
12. Bank accounts in the name of Bynum Financial Inc. were opened on 01/12/10 at Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Bank using the stolen identity of Tricia D. These accounts had over $725,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity, which includes funds laundered from other fraudulent accounts, stolen U.S. Treasury checks, and Delta Airlines checks.
13. Bank accounts in the name of Goodwin Automall Inc. were opened at Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Bank on 07/07/10 and 07/01/10, respectively, using the stolen identity of Candace 0. These accounts had over $600,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity, which includes funds laundered from other fraudulent accounts and fraudulent auto loans.
14. Bank accounts in the name of North Point Volvo Inc. were opened on 02/10/11 at JP Morgan Chase Bank using the stolen identity of Linda S-K. These accounts had over $271,165.02 in deposits from fraudulent activity, which includes twenty-two (22) stolen U.S. Treasury checks.
15. Bank accounts in the name of Reliance Financial Tax Group Inc. were opened on 02/24/10 at Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase Bank using the stolen identity of Kelly W. These accounts had over $800,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity, which includes funds laundered from other fraudulent accounts and multiple stolen U.S. Treasury checks, among other items.
16. Bank accounts in the name of Signature Luxury Imports Inc. were opened on 03/09/10 at JP Morgan Chase Bank using the stolen identity of Karen K. These accounts had over $277,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity, including five (5) fraudulent auto loan checks.
17. Bank accounts in the name of Signature Tax Collections Inc. were opened between 05/12/12 and 05/21113 at Bank of America, SunTrust Bank, Regions Bank and Wells Fargo Bank using the stolen identity of Vanessa J., Debra K., and Randall M. These accounts had over $100,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity.
18. A bank account in the name of Universal Tax Group Inc. was opened at JP Morgan Chase Bank on 11/23/10 using the stolen identity of Angie R-C. This account had $54,510.29 in deposits from fraudulent activity.
19. A bank account in the name of Tamal R. was opened at BB&T on 12114111 and Wells Fargo Bank on 02/02/12 using the stolen identity of Tamal R. These accounts had over $I00,000.00 in deposits from fraudulent activity.
Damn, Apollo. We were rooting for you! *Tyra Banks voice*
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