The Little Rock FBI office is asking for help in their search for an Arkansas man who was allegedly involved in wire fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
The FBI says that 25-year-old Johnathan Juan Lawrence and 22 others allegedly defrauded Bank of America out of thousands using unemployment debit cards.
The FBI says that Lawrence and the other suspects allegedly devised the scheme between Jan. 26, 2021, to Aug. 2021 and they were able to obtain money and property.
In an unsealed indictment, the FBI said a contract employee of the TTEC which is an outsourced company the bank uses for customer service of unemployment cards, authorized disputed transactions that would grant the cardholder “provisional credit”.
The FBI says the employee not only accessed the bank’s systems without authorization, but also reissued debit cards, removed fraud blocks, and added provisional credits to the unemployment debit card accounts which resulted in $2 million in losses.
According to the FBI, Lawrence was last seen in the Central Arkansas area. He is 5-foot-8, and weighs around 185 pounds. He also has black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about his location is asked to contact the FBI-Little Rock Office at 501-221-9100.
We need your help to find Johnathan Lawrence! He is wanted by the #FBI for bank and wire #fraud. He was last seen in the central Arkansas area.
Mr. Lawrence is 25 years old, approximately 5’8”, and weighs about 185 lbs.
Call FBI Little Rock office at 501-221-9100 with tips! pic.twitter.com/J9YVPyDmad
— FBI Little Rock (@FBILittleRock) August 23, 2022
