A Carrollton man has been sentenced to 15 years and nine months in prison for a bank fraud scheme that spanned the state of Mississippi.
Robert Earl Givens, Jr., 50, organized the scheme to defraud multiple Mississippi banks by obtaining phony heavy equipment loans. Givens has a long list of convictions for embezzlement, fraud, felony bad check, uttering a forgery, and possession of stolen property.
The bank fraud scheme used forged signatures, false documents, and fraudulent representations to bank employees, allowing Givens to use proceeds from the sham loans to pay off other falsified loans and spend large amounts of money gambling in various casinos.
Givens pled guilty to the conspiracy to commit bank fraud charge in August of 2023. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
