{"id":259326,"date":"2026-08-05T01:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259326\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T01:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T01:42:08","slug":"6-charged-after-music-group-transformed-into-criminal-enterprise-pa-attorney-general-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/259326\/","title":{"rendered":"6 charged after music group transformed into criminal enterprise, Pa. attorney general says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) &#8212; A group that started as a musical venture transformed into an illegal operation, authorities say, and now six men are facing charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday says the group is known as &#8220;All Money Counts,&#8221; and the suspects are accused of stealing personal and financial information from dozens of victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;They did start out as a music group, yes, and I guess it didn&#8217;t go well for them because they branched out into criminal conduct,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Prosecutors say AMC operated as a criminal enterprise &#8220;aimed at swindling money any way they can,&#8221; including creating fake IDs, hacking iCloud accounts and stealing personal information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;We&#8217;ve identified over 40 victims and over $70,000,&#8221; Sunday said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Sunday identified 30-year-old Brandon Greisser of Northeast Philadelphia as the alleged ringleader.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Brandon Greisser\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR zFTjo hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19626331_080426-wpvi-Brandon-Greisser-img.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">According to a criminal complaint, Greisser and five others compiled stolen personal information between May and October 2024 by hacking phones and emails, stealing identities and breaking into vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Prosecutors say the group used two homes as headquarters; one on the 4300 block of Cloud Street in Frankford and another on the 5000 block of Wissahickon Avenue in Germantown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;They really used every arrow in the quiver to try to steal from other people,&#8221; Sunday said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Investigators say some of the men were caught on camera at a Home Depot in Port Richmond using a credit card reported stolen after a car break-in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Court documents allege the group spent stolen funds on designer items, tattoos, teeth whitening, Amazon purchases, DoorDash orders and drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The thing about it is they&#8217;re local. So what I want people to do is look at their accounts and see if something doesn&#8217;t match up,&#8221; Sunday said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Five of the six suspects are in custody as police search for one outstanding member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The suspects in custody were identified as Zachery Michael Pratt, Erik P. Simmons, Liam Kuchman and Andrew C. Fisher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The person being sought has not been publicly named.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Authorities believe additional victims may exist and urge anyone who notices suspicious activity on their accounts to contact police.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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