CONCORD – Sean Crockett, 40, of Lebanon, Maine, pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court to bank fraud, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today.

            According to court documents and statements made in court, Crockett used other people’s identities to open merchant accounts and used those accounts to process fraudulent credit card payments.  Merchant accounts are bank accounts for businesses that allow them to accept payments by debit or credit card.

In 2015, Crockett used altered bank and incorporation records, false tax documents, and other persons’ identities to apply for and open merchant bank accounts for companies Crockett controlled.  Crockett paid some of these persons to use their identities to open these accounts.  Others did not know Crockett and never gave permission to him to open the merchant accounts.

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