Three Indicted for Involvement in Stolen Identity and Bank Fraud Ring

Pensacola, Florida - Donny Bernard Ross, 49, Elizabeth Ann Rogers, 39, and Vontavius Jamaal Bradley, 23, all of Pensacola, Florida, were indicted by a federal grand jury charging them with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, use of a false passport, and aggravated identity theft. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges today.

All three defendants appeared for their arraignment in federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Zachary C. Bolitho on March 18, 2026, in Pensacola, Florida. Jury trial is scheduled for May 4, 2026, before United States District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.

If convicted, each defendant faces up to 30 years' imprisonment on the conspiracy to commit bank fraud count; up to 10 years' imprisonment on the use of a false passport count; and a mandatory two years' imprisonment consecutive to any other sentence on the aggravated identity theft count.

The case was a joint investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, and U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. Assistant United States Attorney Alicia H. Forbes is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

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