From his cell, an American prisoner stole 11 million dollars
US authorities have accused a Georgia inmate of impersonating a California billionaire to steal $11 million while he was in a high-security prison.
According to "Fox News", the prisoner is accused of stealing $11 million after impersonating very rich personalities, including a Californian movie mogul, while he was in a high-security prison.
Prisoner Arthur Lee Caufield, a 31-year-old gang member, allegedly impersonated billionaire film mogul Sidney Kimmel in one of the biggest burglaries ever recorded from a US prison.
The conman, serving a 14-year sentence for armed robbery, is accused of using cell phones smuggled from inside the Georgia Department of Corrections Special Administration Unit to impersonate California billionaire Sidney Kimmel and open a fraudulent bank account in his name.
Coffield allegedly arranged for $11 million to be transferred from Kimmel Charles Schwab's account to an Idaho corporation to purchase 6,106 units of gold coins from American Eagle.
Federal prosecutors believe Coffield then organized a private plane to transport the coins to Atlanta, where some of the money was used to purchase a $4.4 million home in Buckhead.
The scheme is believed to amount to one of the largest fraudulent robberies ever carried out from inside a US prison.
The chairman and CEO of Sydney Kimmel Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based company that produces films such as "Hell or High Water," "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Moneyball," later confirmed that the company was fully compensated by the bank, but The case highlights the Department of Corrections Department's failures to curb illegal activity even from a high-security facility designed to house dangerous criminals in Georgia.
Coffield was reportedly transferred to the Special Administration Unit after ordering gang members from inside the Georgia state prison to shoot one of his rivals in Atlanta.
No charges have been brought in connection with this case yet.
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