An upstate New York man has been accused of receiving more than 27,000 payments totaling more than $1.3 million from approximately 107 different class action lawsuit settlements between January 2022 and December 2025.
According to court documents, the man admitted that he used fictitious names to make claims in several hundred class action lawsuits and that he “came up with the idea all by himself.” He told investigators he started doing this after being unemployed due to Covid-19 and following the loss of cryptocurrency.
U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced last week that Phillip Digennaro, of Greece, New York was arrested and criminally charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Among the class actions Digennaro is charged with tapping are ones involving Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Vimeo, Porsche and EpiPen.
To accomplish the claims fraud, he allegedly used more than 480 bank accounts at eight different financial institutions, including Synchrony Bank, Alliant Bank, Chase Bank, Key Bank, M&T Bank, PNC Bank, Discover Bank, and Barclays Bank, as well as Pay Pal.
FBI Investigation
The government’s criminal complaint filed in federal court in Rochester is based on an FBI agent’s affidavit. The fact that Digennaro has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and he is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The FBI affidavit says that Digennaro voluntarily...
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