4 sentenced for roles in Mississippi automobile dealership fraud conspiracy
www.wjtv.com, Tommy West, July 11, 2025
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Four people were sentenced in federal court last week for their roles in connection to a scheme to use the stolen identities of others to purchase expensive vehicles in the Jackson metro area.
According to court documents, Paul Anthony Robinson, Sarah Elizabeth Calderon, Joshanique Elouise Bailey, David L. Jones, Jr., and Anna Waldei conspired with each other to obtain the identity information of credit-worthy individuals in June 2023.
Prosecutors said the defendants created false identity documents in the names of those individuals, and then posed as those individuals at automotive dealerships in order to apply for vehicle financing. The defendants submitted credit applications and purchased or attempted to purchase vehicles from dealerships in the Jackson metro area. The defendants traveled from Louisiana to Mississippi in a vehicle rented by Waldei.
Robinson pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on October 18, 2024. He received a sentence of 46 months in federal prison.
Calderon pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on November 26, 2024. She received a sentence of 39 months in federal prison.
Bailey pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on April 9, 2025. She received a sentence of two years’ probation.
Jones pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on February 13, 2025. He received a sentence of 32 months in federal prison.
Waldei pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on March 27, 2025. She is scheduled to be sentenced on August 21, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
The United States Secret Service and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office investigated the case through their partnership in the Cyber Fraud Task Force.
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