Pawtucket Man Pleads Guilty to a Charge of Wire Fraud Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Rhode Island Byline: Jim Martin Dateline: Providence, Rhode Island Date: 18 March 2025 Subjects: American Government , Crime Topic: Land Rover

PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket man has admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that he used fraudulent information when he applied online and received financing for the purchase of $95,713 vehicle from a New Hampshire dealership, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.

Roy Sweets, 27, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He will be sentenced on June 10, 2025. The sentence imposed will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Sweets admitted to the court that in May 2022, he participated in a scheme that used the personal information of another person without their permission when submitting an online loan application to a New Hampshire automobile dealership for the purchase of a 2022 Range Rover. As part of this submission, a co-conspirator provided a copy of a fraudulent New Hampshire driver’s license that depicted Sweet’s image and the personal information of a New Hampshire resident.

On May 10th, 2022, Sweets presented the fraudulent driver’s license to the car dealership as he completed the process of purchasing and taking possession of a 2020 Range Rover Sport HST. The final sales price for the purchased vehicle including finance charges was $111,183.00. The sales price of the vehicle without finance charges was $95,713.00.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr., with the assistance of Assistant United States Attorney Sandra R. Hebert.

The matter was investigated by Warwick, RI, and Bedford, NH, Police Departments, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.

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Jim Martin

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Updated March 18, 2025

Press Release Number: 25-38