Fraud Scheme Sentence
(Portland, OR) -- A man who was arrested following a high-speed pursuit in Oregon City has been sentenced to federal prison for bank fraud. The pursuit happened in 2023. When officers stopped Cody Stewart he refused to get out of his car and started taking pills. Officers broke the car's window and took Stewart into custody. He was treated at a hospital. Police found evidence in his car of identity theft. They learned Stewart was wanted by Homeland Security for large-scale bank fraud. He was sentenced to over four years in federal prison and must pay 211-thousand dollars restitution.



