A Louisiana resident was sentenced in federal court for her involvement in a scheme that used stolen identities to buy high-value vehicles in the Jackson, Mississippi area. Anna Waldei, 27, of New Orleans, participated with four others—Paul Anthony Robinson, Sarah Elizabeth Calderon, Joshanique Elouise Bailey, and David L. Jones, Jr.—in obtaining personal information from credit-worthy individuals. The group created false identification documents and posed as these individuals at local automotive dealerships to apply for vehicle financing.
Court records show that the defendants traveled from Louisiana to Mississippi using a rental car arranged by Waldei. They submitted fraudulent credit applications and either purchased or attempted to purchase vehicles at dealerships in the Jackson metropolitan region.
Waldei pleaded guilty on March 27, 2025, to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and received a sentence of 12 months and one day in federal prison.
Robinson admitted guilt on October 18, 2024, to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He was sentenced on June 27, 2025, to serve 46 months in federal prison.
Calderon pleaded guilty on November 26, 2024, to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. She received a sentence of 39 months in federal prison on June 27, 2025.
Bailey entered a guilty plea on April 9, 2025, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced on June 25, 2025, to two years’ probation.
Jones pleaded guilty on February 13, 2025, to one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He received a sentence of 32 months in federal prison on June 25, 2025.
"Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Patrick Davis, and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch made the announcement."
The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office through their work with the Cyber Fraud Task Force partnership.
"Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly T. Purdie prosecuted the case."
