A Moldovan was caught in the United States using forged passports of the Czech Republic to open bank accounts in the names of different persons in the states Wisconsin and California, IPN reports.

According to a press release of the Office of Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., Vasile Leu from Chisinau, aged 34, entered the U.S. in 2012 and started his fraudulent activity the next months. He is prosecuted for participating in a conspiracy to defraud purchasers of motor vehicles over the Internet. The earned money was transferred to Eastern Europe.

Vasile Leu pleaded guilty. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Sentencing is scheduled for January 6, 2015.