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James Paul Amthor is wanted by the United States Service Santa Ana Resident Office for his involvement as recruiter in a bank fraud scheme. The bank fraud scheme resulted in an aggregate loss of $847,575.90 to several banks located in Orange County, California. Amthor recruited scheme participants to include collusive account holders, who allowed counterfeit business checks to be deposited in their checking accounts and runners who fraudulently withdrew the funds from those accounts. Amthor would receive the withdrawn funds from the runners and distribute proceeds to scheme participants. On 10/01/08, James Paul Amthor was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in the Central District of California, for violation of Title 18 United States Code 1344, Bank Fraud. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Amthor on 10/02/08.
Co-conspirators and family members confirm Amthor is aware law enforcement is actively attempting to locate and arrest him. Amthor, may be using the alias James Clark, and has attempted to keep his name off leases/financial documents in order to avoid apprehension.
Amthor is rumored to be living in either Riverside or Victorville, California. Amthor also uses a Colorado driver license.
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