BRIDGEPORT, CT – In a significant development, Trovoy Dixon, a 31-year-old resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, pleaded guilty to money laundering related to his involvement in a fraudulent scheme targeting the Social Security Administration (SSA). This plea was announced by Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Sharon MacDermott, Special Agent in Charge of the Social Security Administration Office of Inspector General, Boston – New York Field Division.
Court documents and courtroom statements reveal that in 2021, unidentified fraudsters orchestrated a scheme to defraud the SSA using stolen identities. They manipulated the SSA into redirecting legitimate social security recipients’ payments into accounts controlled by the perpetrators.
Dixon became involved in August 2021 when he was approached to participate in the scheme, leading him to open several bank accounts to facilitate the transfer and withdrawal of the fraudulently obtained funds. Over time, Dixon moved substantial sums of money, totaling more than $300,000, through these accounts, sending portions to Jamaica or Mexico and retaining nearly half for personal use.
For his guilty plea to one count of money laundering, Dixon faces a maximum prison sentence of 20 years. Additionally, he has agreed to make restitution totaling $161,000, taking responsibility for his actions in this elaborate fraud scheme.