A New Orleans man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a fraudulent vehicle purchase scheme. Kenneth Richmond, 65, was sentenced on August 14, 2025, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Court documents show that in 2022, Richmond and his daughter, Kendra Walker, used fake and stolen personal information to buy vehicles from a local dealership. The purchases were financed through a bank, with several loans later defaulting. The dealership suffered losses totaling about $124,031.41 as a result of the scheme. Richmond used the name, date of birth, and Social Security Number of a real person without permission to buy a Dodge Challenger in July 2022.
United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe sentenced Richmond to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Richmond must also pay $58,852 in restitution and a $200 special assessment fee.
At the time of these offenses, Richmond was already on federal supervised release for an earlier fraud conviction. On August 13, 2025, United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to two additional years in prison. These sentences will be served consecutively for a total of six years.
Judge Ashe scheduled sentencing for Walker on September 25, 2025.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office recognized the efforts of the United States Secret Service, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety in investigating this case. Assistant United States Attorney Maria M. Carboni is prosecuting the case.
“KENNETHRICHMOND (“RICHMOND”), age 65, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on August 14, 2025, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349, and aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A.”
“According to court documents, in 2022,RICHMOND, and his daughter Kendra Walker (“Walker”), conspired to use fake and stolen personal identifying information to make fraudulent vehicle purchases from a local car dealership. The vehicle purchases were financed through a bank, and several of the loans went into default. This fraud caused a loss of approximately $124,031.41 to the dealership. As part of this scheme,RICHMOND knowingly used a real person’s name, date of birth, and Social Security Number, without permission,to purchase a Dodge Challenger in July of 2022.”
“The Honorable United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe sentenced RICHMOND to serve four (4) years of imprisonment,followed by three (3) years of supervised release.Judge Ashe also ordered that RICHMOND pay restitution to the victim in the amountof $58 ,852 .00,andamandatoryspecialassessmentfeeof$200.”
“At the time that RICHMOND committed this scheme ,he was on federal supervised release for a prior fraud conviction.OnAugust13 ,2025 ,UnitedStatesDistrictJudgeSarahS.VancerevokedRICHMOND’stermofsupervisedreleaseandsentencedhimtotwoyearsinprison.RICHMONDhasbeenorderedtoservehistwotermsofimprisonmentconsecutively ,foratotalofsixyears.”
“The Honorable Barry W.Ashe setthesentencingforRICHMOND’scodefendant,KendraWalker ,forSeptember25 ,2025.”
“The U.S.Attorney’sOfficewouldliketoacknowledgetheworkoftheUnitedStatesSecretService ,St.JohntheBaptistParishSheriff’sOffice,andtheLouisianaDepartmentofPublicSafety.TheprosecutionofthiscaseisbeinghandledbyAssistantUnitedStatesAttorneyMariaM.CarbonioftheFinancialCrimesUnit.”
