CAMDEN, NJ – A Mount Laurel man has admitted to participating in a large-scale bank fraud conspiracy involving stolen U.S. mail, counterfeit checks, and fraudulent debit cards that caused more than $424,000 in losses, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
According to court documents, 28-year-old Kharon Parson-Wright pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Edward S. Kiel to one count of conspiring to commit bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Prosecutors said Parson-Wright worked with several co-conspirators — including Yasmene Johnson and Dante Ford — to steal mail from blue U.S. Postal Service collection boxes across southern New Jersey. The group allegedly altered or counterfeited stolen checks, changing payee names and amounts before depositing them into accounts controlled by members of the conspiracy. They then attempted to withdraw the money before banks detected the fraud.
In a separate part of the operation, Parson-Wright helped connect Johnson to a bank employee who created fraudulent debit cards in victims’ names. The conspirators used those cards for ATM withdrawals and purchases throughout New Jersey.
The fraudulent activity caused confirmed losses exceeding $424,000, with intended losses topping $1.5 million. Parson-Wright faces up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the bank fraud conspiracy, plus a mandatory consecutive two-year term for aggravated identity theft. Sentencing is scheduled for April 20, 2026.
Johnson has already pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing in March, while several other co-conspirators — including Ford, Donovan Bunch, Tracy Felder-Carter, and Quamell Keyes-Griffin — have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 18 to 33 months.