A man from Suwanee, Georgia, has been sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison for leading a nationwide fraudulent check and identity theft scheme. Darrell C. Roseborough, 51, received a sentence of 204 months without parole from U.S. District Court Judge Grey Kays and was ordered to pay over $634,000 in restitution to victims.
Roseborough pleaded guilty on August 14, 2025, to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, he led a group that traveled across the United States cashing fraudulent checks using information stolen from identity theft victims. The group included co-defendants Sheldon Samuels, Derrick Walker, and Tambria Davis.
Members of the scheme opened fake accounts at financial institutions using stolen identities and cashed checks made payable to those victims. Roseborough was responsible for creating fraudulent checks and producing fake driver’s licenses. He also used FedEx to send these documents to various locations where the scheme operated.
FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen Cyrus of the Kansas City Field Division stated: “Today’s hefty sentence reiterates the seriousness of this scheme. Mr. Roseborough led a group that traveled far and wide to defraud financial institutions all over the country. The FBI will continue to work hard to ensure financial fraudsters are held accountable for their actions.”
Roseborough had previously been convicted in 2001 for conspiracy to commit bank fraud in North Carolina for similar activities. R. Matthew Price, United States Attorney, commented: “This defendant has repeatedly decided to break the law and engage in criminal activity, and his lengthy sentence reflects those decisions.”
Sheldon Samuels pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and was sentenced on January 21, 2026, to 78 months in prison. Tambria Davis was sentenced on January 27, 2026, to time served after being detained since April 2024 in the Western District of Missouri. Derrick Walker also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.
The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Bradley Cooper and Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Venneman following an investigation by the FBI.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri oversees federal crime prosecutions—including cases like this one—across 66 counties from Iowa to Arkansas with offices located in Kansas City, Jefferson City, and Springfield (official website). The office collaborates with federal agencies such as the FBI as well as state and local law enforcement partners throughout its jurisdiction (official website).
