Robert Boling pleads guilty in fraud scheme targeting US veterans and servicemembers
The Justice Department says Boling admitted to two conspiracy charges in a scheme that used stolen personal information to access accounts. Sentencing is scheduled for January 2027.
Robert Wayne Boling Jr. pleaded guilty on October 20, 2026, in a US federal case involving stolen personal information used to target thousands of servicemembers and veterans. The Justice Department said the 45-year-old admitted to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. His sentencing is scheduled for January 14, 2027.
How the veterans’ information was used
According to the Justice Department, Boling operated from the Philippines and received stolen personal information belonging to military-affiliated people. Prosecutors said the information was used to compromise bank accounts and online government-affiliated benefits accounts, allowing members of the scheme to steal money and veterans’ benefits. The department described the number of people affected as thousands, without giving a precise total or a figure for the losses.
The department said Fredrick Brown, a civilian medical records administrator for the US Army in South Korea, photographed personal information belonging to thousands of military-affiliated people and passed it to Boling. It said members of the scheme also used people in the United States who provided accounts to receive stolen funds and helped send some of the money to the Philippines.
A 2019 San Antonio Express-News report described Brown’s provision of stolen information to Boling while Boling’s role was still alleged. That earlier account provides context for the case; the Justice Department announced Boling’s guilty plea on October 20.
Sentencing and the other defendants
The Justice Department said the Philippines deported Boling to the United States in May 2026 to face charges connected to the scheme. He is the third defendant to plead guilty: Brown and Trorice Crawford previously pleaded guilty and received prison sentences of 151 months and 46 months, respectively, according to the department.
Each charge to which Boling pleaded guilty carries a maximum prison term of 20 years. A federal judge will decide his sentence after considering federal sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors. The department said two other co-conspirators, Jongmin Seok and Allan Albert Kerr, remain fugitives, and the Defense Criminal Investigative Service is investigating the case.
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Sources and context
- Philippines-Based American Fraudster Pleads Guilty to Targeting Thousands of U.S. Servicemembers and VeteransU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
- Man to plead guilty in San Antonio in multimillion-dollar theft perpetrated on veteransSan Antonio Express-News
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