Clinton J. Johnson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma
A federal jury in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has found Sarai Jamila Nyasha Freeman guilty of multiple charges related to identity theft and counterfeit checks. Freeman, 41, from Aurora, Colorado, was convicted on two counts of passing and uttering counterfeit obligations and securities, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and failure to appear.
Court documents reveal that Freeman had been provided an airline ticket to attend her trial in December 2024. However, she failed to appear on the day the trial was set to begin, leading to a warrant for her arrest.
Evidence presented during the trial indicated that in January 2020, Freeman used a deceased person's identity to cash two counterfeit U.S. Treasury Checks. Further evidence showed that in 2023, she pled guilty to four counts of uttering forged documents dating back to 2019 in Tulsa County. In this state case, court records also revealed that two bench warrants were issued for her appearance.
Freeman is currently in custody awaiting sentencing at a later date.
The investigation involved several agencies including the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, and Wal-Mart Global Investigations. The U.S. Marshals Service assisted with Freeman's arrest.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys David D. Whipple and Charles Greenough prosecuted the case.
