Virginia woman convicted of identity theft and money laundering

Date: April 14, 2026

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Martinsburg, WV - A Richmond, Virginia woman has admitted identity theft and money laundering in the Northern District of West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Kelli Renee Miller pled guilty today to aggravated identity theft and transactional money laundering. According to court documents and statements made in court, Miller worked with Michael Vordjorbe to assume the identities of account holders without their knowledge or permission and withdrew funds from accounts at several banks, some in the Northern District of West Virginia. Miller and Vordjorbe deposited the illegally obtained money into another count to hide the theft. The amount of fraudulent funds obtained was $137,000 and the total relevant conduct fraud was between $500,000 and $1.5 million.

Vordjorbe pled guilty in March 2026. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8, 2026.

Miller faces up to two years in prison for identity theft and faces up to 10 years for money laundering. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eleanor Hurney is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

Investigative agencies include the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations; the FBI; the U.S. Postal Service, Loudon County, Virginia; and the Stamford, Connecticut Police Department.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.