JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for participating in a bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen checks and for failing to appear at his original sentencing hearing.
U.S. District Judge Wendy W. Berger sentenced McKenzie Phillip Storm Scott, 30, to three years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and an additional one year and six months for failure to appear. The sentences will be served consecutively, resulting in a total prison term of five years.
The court also entered a forfeiture order requiring Scott to forfeit $21,097.49, representing proceeds he obtained through the fraud scheme, according to U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe.
Court records show Scott and his co-conspirators stole checks from the U.S. mail, altered the names of payees and payment amounts, and used the information to manufacture counterfeit checks.
Investigators said the counterfeit checks were deposited into bank accounts controlled by accomplices, who then withdrew as much of the fraudulent funds as possible before the banks detected the scheme.
Prosecutors said the intended loss attributed to Scott’s conduct was approximately $526,000. Authorities determined he personally obtained $21,097.49 in cash through the conspiracy.
Scott was scheduled to be sentenced in the bank fraud case on Feb. 7, 2025, but failed to appear in federal court. He was later indicted on a charge of failure to appear.
Law enforcement officers located Scott in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was arrested on Dec. 2, 2025.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the United States Marshals Service, the United States Secret Service and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney David B. Mesrobian prosecuted the case.
Because McKenzie Phillip Storm Scott has been convicted and sentenced, the case has been adjudicated.