Land Rover Credit Fraud Ringleader Gets 2.5 Years

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Johnson man who admitted leading a Land Rover credit fraud conspiracy using stolen identities to finance SUVs from the Warwick Land Rover Dealership and one in New Hampshire has been sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison.

Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom announced the sentencing of Dennis Odoom, 27, who had previously admitted to a federal judge that he enlisted others to join the conspiracy.

Land Rover Credit Fraud Scheme in RI & NH

Odoom also admitted that he provided a co-conspirator with a fraudulent ID and that he drove that person to a dealership in New Hampshire to pick up a Land Rover valued at $96,256, purchased with fraudulently obtained credit. The person accompanying him was expecting to be paid $2,000 by Odoom.

 Additionally, court documents allege that fraudulently obtained financing was used by co-conspirators to purchase a Land Rover from the Rhode Island dealership at 1346 Bald Hill Rd, Warwick. The final sales price for the vehicle and financing was $111,183.

Odoom was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. Dubose to a term of 30 months of incarceration to be followed by three years of supervised release. He was ordered to pay a fine of $1,000. Restitution will be determined by the court at a later date. Odoom pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2024, to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

A co-defendant in the Land Rover credit fraud scheme, Roy Sweets, 27, of Pawtucket, pleaded guilty on March 18, 2025, to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10, 2025.

A third defendant in Land Rover credit fraud scheme , Adalberto Mauricio Romero, 28, of Providence, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr.

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

Author: Rob Borkowski

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