United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California
05/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/02/2024 17:21
Fairfield Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Steven Daniel Miller, 48, of Fairfield, pleaded guilty today to one count of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
According to court documents, in October 2018, Miller used another person's social security number to complete a credit application with a bank in order to purchase a 2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat at a car dealership in Yuba City. Based on the false information on the credit application, the bank approved the loan and paid approximately $75,754 to the car dealership. Miller left the dealership with the vehicle, and it was subsequently seized by law enforcement.
This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the California Highway Patrol, the Solano County Sheriff's Office, the Rocklin Police Department, the Gilroy Police Department, and the Fairfield Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Denise N. Yasinow is prosecuting the case.
Miller is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta on Aug. 8, 2024. Miller faces a maximum statutory penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine on the bank fraud count. He faces a two-year mandatory prison sentence on the aggravated identity theft count, which must run consecutive to any sentence received on the bank fraud count. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.