Dedham man sentenced to 10 months in prison for submitting multiple fraudulent bank loan applications

Date: June 18, 2026

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Boston, MA - A Dedham, MA man was sentenced on June 11, 2026, in federal court in Boston for bank fraud and money laundering.

Wyoming Killingbarrows who was born with the name Patricio Junio Brito Pontes Barros, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 10 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. Killingbarrows was also ordered to pay $329,002 in restitution. In July 2025, Killingbarrows pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud and one count of money laundering. Killingbarrows was charged in April 2025.

Between June 2, 2021, and July 17, 2021, Killingbarrows submitted 18 fraudulent bank loan applications. In the various loan applications, Killingbarrows used his birth name of Patricio Barros, misrepresented his income and submitted fraudulent paystubs from a company in support of his applications. Based on these misrepresentations, various banks issued loans to Killingbarrows totaling $329,002. Killingbarrows failed to pay back any of the loans and used the money for various personal expenses, including investments.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Thomas Demeo, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Boston Field Office; and Mason Brayman, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service, Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian J. Sullivan of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit prosecuted the case.

On April 7, 2026, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division. The Fraud Division is investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department's work to combat fraud supports President Trump's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.

IRS-CI is the law enforcement arm of the IRS, responsible for conducting financial crime investigations, including tax fraud, narcotics trafficking, money laundering, public corruption, healthcare fraud, identity theft and more. It is the only federal law enforcement agency with investigative jurisdiction over violations of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS-CI has 18 field offices located across the U.S. and maintains an international presence through attaché posts abroad.