Judge Sentences Fraud Defendant

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A DC Superior Court judge sentenced a defendant for fraud.

Anthony Steakin, 28, was originally charged with first-degree identity theft with intent to obtain property in November of 2019. The defendant ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree fraud of $1,000 or more.

On Aug. 27, Judge Rainey Brandt sentenced Steakin to 12 months, all of which were suspended, plus five years of unsupervised probation. The terms of his probation include taking drug tests at the discretion of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and completing any programs deemed necessary by CSOSA.

Steakin was caught trying to cash a $2,900 check from another person’s bank account with a fraudulent driver’s license on Nov. 19, 2019, according to court documents. The license had the account owner’s name and the defendant’s image.

The account also had a previous withdrawal of $7,000, which the true owner of the account denied to have authorized.

Steakin must pay $15,500 in restitution to CitiBank in undetermined amounts each month that are slated to begin in October. He must also pay $100 to the Victims of Violent Crime fund.