U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig has sentenced a man involved in a nationwide luxury rental car theft operation to 75 months in prison. James E. McGhaney, 36, from New York City, was also ordered to repay $938,963. McGhaney played a significant role in recruiting and managing individuals who used false driver’s licenses and counterfeit credit cards to acquire high-end rental vehicles reserved with stolen identities. In total, at least 23 victims’ identities were used by conspirators to steal 19 rental vehicles. McGhaney is among eight defendants who have pleaded guilty in the case.
The scheme, orchestrated by Tyrell A. Oliver, 40, from Atlanta, Georgia, has led to his sentencing of 90 months in prison. Oliver pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, along with three counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. McGhaney admitted to a conspiracy charge and three counts of wire fraud.
Rashad Holder, 35, of New York, was sentenced to 65 months in prison and is required to repay $581,711. Steven B. Matthews, 40, from Atlanta, received a 24-month sentence and was ordered to repay $107,072. Reginald M. Glenn, 36, was sentenced to 13 months, while Marlique J. McGhaney, 35, was sentenced to a year and a day with an order to repay $237,447. Daquasia M. Robinson, 33, was given five years of probation and must repay $119,805. Shawnta B. Fonseca, 34, is scheduled for sentencing in April. Glenn, Marlique McGhaney, Fonseca, and Robinson are all residents of New York.
The FBI conducted the investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Clow is prosecuting the case.
