Alleged bail bond scammer facing charges in Meredith, across Granite State

A Bronx resident, recently extradited from New York to New Boston, was indicted in Belknap County Superior Court in December and stands accused of scamming an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars.

Oumar Diallo, 22, of Bronx, New York, is charged with one count of being an accomplice to theft by deception, one count of conspiracy to commit theft by deception and one count of theft by deception, all felony charges. Direct indictments against Diallo were returned Dec. 20, after his case was elevated to Superior Court Sept. 26.

According to the indictment, Diallo allegedly coordinated with another individual, who is not named, to meet with a victim identified as L.U., described as a 76-year old woman, in Meredith, on April 16, 2024.

At a predetermined location, Diallo apparently swindled L.U. out of $24,000 under false pretenses of providing bail money or money for legal services to the victim’s granddaughter, whom Diallo said had been arrested and was incarcerated in another state. Diallo assumed the false identity of a bail bond agent named “Jackson” in facilitating the ruse. 

Diallo was aware the claim was a false narrative fabricated by his associate, according to court documents. 

The alleged fraudster was arraigned in Belknap County Superior Court on Christmas Eve after his initial appearance in Laconia District Court Sept. 11, 2024. He was ordered released from jail on $20,000 cash bail with conditions including a no-contact order with L.U. and a prohibition on excessive consumption of alcohol or possession of a firearm.

But Diallo wouldn’t be bailed out from Belknap County — he’s remained in custody at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections since May 25, 2024, $1 million bail, jail staff confirmed Thursday afternoon. 

Diallo’s alleged crimes aren’t limited to Meredith — he also stands accused of two similar offenses in Hillsborough and Merrimack counties resulting from incidents in New Boston and Bedford.

In the Hillsborough case, Diallo was indicted in the 9th Circuit Court in Goffstown on May 28, 2024, and charged with receiving stolen property, a felony, after executing a similar caper and apparently making off with another $24,000 from a woman identified as W.L. on April 15, 2024.

He’s also charged with theft by deception and criminal liability for the conduct of another in the same case. Aided by an individual identified in court documents as “Michael Sullivan”, Diallo was placed in preventive detention and arraigned on May 29, 2024. He’s represented by New Hampshire public defenders in both cases. 

The New Boston case was elevated to Hillsborough County Superior Court on June 11, 2024, and Diallo was indicted in that court on Aug. 14, 2024.

Diallo apparently managed to steal thousands of dollars from W.L. in the same fashion as allegedly from L.U. in Meredith. According to the Hillsborough indictment, Diallo reinforced a false impression that W.L.’s son was incarcerated and the cash was needed to bail him out of jail.

In a document filed with the court in August, Diallo, through his court-appointed representatives, asked the court to convene a hearing after notifying his counsel he did not wish to be represented by them in court and would prefer to be appointed alternate counsel. On Sept. 12, however, Judge N. William Delker denied Diallo’s request for a change of counsel, finding there was no basis for the request. The public defender would remain in charge of Diallo’s defense.

Furthermore, on Oct. 18, Delker noted Diallo is facing charges in multiple jurisdictions, and inferred the Offices of the United States Attorney may be interested in them. On Dec. 5, a court document indicates Diallo was served a “target letter”, indicating he is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation, and was appointed a federal defender.

In the cases in Hillsborough County, Diallo is set to appear for final pre-trial jury selection on April 7, and again on May 5. Status conferences on both cases will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27.

In the Bedford case, Diallo is again accused of the same crime. He allegedly swindled a victim, N.T., out of $20,000 by impersonating the victim's son and his attorney. In leading the victim to believe he needed to come up with the $20,000 in order to post bail for his son, who Diallo knew was not incarcerated, he was indicted in the 9th Circuit Court District Division in Merrimack County on Oct. 2, 2024.

According to a probable cause affidavit submitted June 12, 2024, by Officer Benjamin Kitchen of the Bedford Police Department, N.T. received a phone call from a New Hampshire number on April 15, 2024, and believed the caller was his son. The caller, allegedly Diallo, informed N.T. he’d been in a traffic accident where a female and her unborn child were killed. According to the ruse, N.T.'s son had been arrested and told the victim he was at the “Manchester courthouse”.

Impersonating a lawyer called “Richard Egan”, Diallo allegedly told N.T. his son needed $20,000 cash bail. N.T. drove to a bank while on the phone with the “lawyer” and withdrew the funds, returning home thereafter. He was met at the residence by a “courier”, dressed in a navy blue suit and covering his face, who picked up the envelope of cash shortly after noon.

While security footage at the home captured the scammer retrieving the monies, a Jeep Gladiator apparently used in the ruse was not in view. A neighbor of the victim later identified that vehicle as the one the scammer left the property in, and police discovered it was rented through Turo, a car hiring service. 

In the affidavit, Kitchen notes the name “Richard Egan” was also used in a scam case in Keene on April 17, 2024.

Once Diallo left the victim’s residence with their money, he apparently called N.T. again and told them they needed to produce an additional $15,000, at which point they notified police. Police learned by speaking with the victim’s son that he had not been in a traffic accident, nor had he been arrested.

Over the course of the investigation, police determined Diallo matched the description of the suspect in a string of scams in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Maine. Later on, investigators learned Diallo was implicated in another scam in Las Vegas on April 30, 2024. Furthermore, Diallo was arrested in Redondo Beach, California, and police recovered the same clothing he appeared to be wearing in the surveillance footage captured on April 15, 2024.

Police in New Boston were already investigating a similar crime which occurred the same day. That victim managed to take a photo of the same Jeep Gladiator with Maine plates.

The Bedford case was elevated to Hillsborough Superior Court on June 28, 2024, according to court records. He was then indicted on Aug. 14, 2024.