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U.S. Attorney For The Southern District Of New York Jay Clayton and FBI Assistant Director In Charge James C. Barnacle Jr. announced the arrests of 11 defendants in connection with an alleged multimillion-dollar scheme involving fraudulently obtained temporary license plates used to evade tolls, parking tickets and traffic violations.
The defendants are charged in a five-count indictment that includes wire fraud and access device fraud. All 11 were arrested between May 19 and May 20, 2026.
Nine of the defendants are expected to appear in White Plains Federal Court. Two others are scheduled for initial appearances in federal courts in North Carolina and Florida.
Alleged scheme involved sham…
THE TD BANK INSIDER “BRIBE-FOR-DATA” SCHEME (USA)
Date: February 17, 2026 Perpetrator: Edward Low (Former Bank Employee)
Case Description: In a high-profile case of “Insider Threat,” Edward Low, a former employee of TD Bank in New York, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey federal court to accepting bribes in exchange for confidential customer data. Between 2021 and 2022, Low leveraged his internal access to harvest the personal details of high-balance account holders. He then sold this “hot data” to external fraud syndicates for as little as $26,700 in personal kickbacks.
The external fraudsters used the information Low provided to conduct “Account Takeovers” (ATO), creating fraudulent checks and falsifying bank records to drain over $500,000 from unsuspecting customers. Low even went as far as helping co-conspirators open shell company accounts at a second financial institution where he was later employed. He now faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. This case has sent shockwaves through the global banking sector, highlighting that even the most robust external firewalls cannot protect against a “rogue insider” with administrative credentials.
Link to Original: US Dept of Justice – TD Bank Insider Plea