Kevin Thompson, 39, of New Orleans, and Nina Thomas, 34, of Austin, Texas, have been indicted on multiple federal charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, drug trafficking, and firearm offenses. The superseding indictment, issued on December 13, 2024, was announced by U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
The indictment alleges that from September 6, 2021, to December 13, 2024, Thompson and Thomas engaged in a scheme to defraud Thomas’s former husband, referred to as “Victim 1,” by transferring funds from his legitimate bank accounts into accounts they fraudulently created.
According to court documents, Thomas and Thompson established an email account in Victim 1’s name and used it to open new bank accounts. They then wired funds from Victim 1’s actual accounts into the fraudulent ones they controlled…