Waxahachie Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for $1.7M SIM Card Swapping Fraud Scheme
Feb 27, 2026 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice
A Waxahachie man who coordinated a SIM card-swapping fraud scheme was sentenced today to 70 months in federal prison.
Defendants
- Kimionte Bennett — age 30 · Waxahachie, Texas · sentenced
- Leticia Contreras — age 30 · Dallas, Texas · sentenced
- Osvaldo Guajardo — age 31 · Houston, Texas · sentenced
Charges
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Max: 70 months in federal prisonKimionte Bennett· pleaded guilty
Charge
Max: 57 months in federal prisonLeticia Contreras· sentenced
Charge
Max: 30 months in federal prisonOsvaldo Guajardo· sentenced
Financial actions
- restitution: $1,769,438 — Restitution ordered for actual loss sustained by victims of the SIM card-swapping fraud scheme
From the announcement
“These weren’t just digital numbers on a screen; they represented my family’s savings, our future security, our dreams. I had planned to use that money to build a stable future for my [child]—[their] education, our home, our peace of mind. In an instant, it was all gone. Coming from a family whose parents came to this country with cheap plastic suitcases, and zero money, it was absolutely devastating . . . In an instant, that same American dream that my parents worked so hard to build, and continued through me, vanished.”
Investigating agencies
Case details
- Prosecuting office
- Northern District of Texas
- Judge
- Reed O'Connor, Chief U.S. District Judge
Primary source
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