Hampton trio pleads guilty in a $3.6M Treasury check scheme

NORFOLK, Va. – Three conspirators from Hampton pled guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. According to court documents, Katie Anne Keller, 44; Christopher Allen Lee Krall, 34; and David Henry Graham, 53, along with other co-conspirators, obtained checks issued by the U.S. Treasury intended for various residents of New York state without the knowledge or consent of the victims. Using fraudulent identification documents, Keller, Krall, and Graham opened bank accounts in the names on the Treasury checks. They would then deposit the checks, withdraw the funds, and share them among the co-conspirators. From August 2023 to January 2024, the conspirators deposited or attempted to deposit more than 12 forged U.S. Treasury checks totaling approximately $3,600,177. Keller was arrested in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on January 25, 2024, when she and Graham attempted to open a bank account using the PII and fraudulent identification of two victims. Keller continued the scheme after her arrest. In April 2025, Keller opened an account at a bank in Tennessee and deposited a $10,047 Treasury check. Keller also was on site at a bank in Alabama with co-conspirators who attempted a similar scheme in September 2025. On October 28, 2025, the FBI searched Keller’s residence in Hampton and recovered approximately 25 sets of identity documents in the names of different individuals, packaged with credit cards, social security cards, and sometimes financial or other identification documents from 10 different states. The documents were packaged with approximately 18 apparent burner phones. When Graham was arrested, he was in possession of two different fraudulent identity documents. Keller is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 4 and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, plus a mandatory minimum consecutive term of two years. Krall is scheduled to be sentenced on AUG. 6 and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, plus a mandatory minimum consecutive term of two years. Graham is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 5 and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, plus a mandatory minimum consecutive term of two years.