Philadelphia Man Sentenced For Targeting Fellow Servicemembers In Identity Theft And Cyberstalking Scheme
by Dan Doyle | July 21, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA — A former U.S. Army service member from Philadelphia has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for a disturbing campaign of identity theft and cyberstalking that targeted his fellow soldiers, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
Alpha Omega Mayhue, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen S. Marston to 65 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $3,100 special assessment. The sentence stems from a wide-ranging scheme in which Mayhue stole the personal information of multiple U.S. servicemembers and used it to inflict emotional distress and financial harm.
Mayhue pleaded guilty in July 2024 to a long list of charges, including conspiracy to commit identity theft, seven counts of misuse of a Social Security number, aggravated identity theft, 21 counts of making false statements, and cyberstalking.
According to court documents, between February 2018 and March 2021, Mayhue used his access to confidential information gained while serving alongside his victims in the military to settle personal grudges. Working with unnamed co-conspirators, he impersonated former colleagues in a series of unauthorized transactions and account takeovers involving banks, credit unions, the Federal Trade Commission, and other institutions.
Authorities say the scheme included cutting off military and disability benefits, rerouting direct deposit payments, changing contact information on accounts, and reporting debit cards as stolen—all under false pretenses. In one particularly disturbing case, Mayhue cyberstalked a female victim, making threats and claiming to be surveilling her, while subjecting her to sexual intimidation.
The investigation was conducted by multiple federal agencies, including the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, FDIC Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs OIG, and Federal Trade Commission OIG.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Josh A. Davison prosecuted the case.