Land Rover Credit Fraud Schemer Admits Guilt

PROVIDENCE, RI — A Providence man, an admitted participant in a Land Rover credit fraud conspiracy using stolen identities to finance SUVs from the Warwick Land Rover Dealership and one in New Hampshire, will be sentenced July 24.

Land Rover Credit Fraud Scheme in RI & NH

 Adalberto Mauricio Romero, 28, admitted that he intended to defraud a New Hampshire dealership in May 2022, when he sought to take possession of a Land Rover valued at $95,713 as part of the Land Rover credit fraud scheme, the Rhode Island U.S. Attorney’s Office reports.

Delivery of the vehicle to Romero was halted when he presented a fraudulent driver’s license containing information that was used as part of an online application to secure financing through a dealership financing program.

Romero pleaded guilty on April 24, 2025, to a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 24, 2025. The sentence imposed will be determined by a federal district judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr.

One 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 co-defendant n the Land Rover credit fraud scheme, Dennis Odoom, 27,  admitted to a federal judge that he enlisted others to join the conspiracy.

The Land Rover credit fraud scheme was investigated by the Warwick Police Department, the Bedford, NH, Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, and the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General.