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NYC postal workers arrested for role in credit card theft ring
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Three United States Postal Service (USPS) workers from New York City were accused of stealing credit cards as part of a $750,000 identity theft ring. Prosecutors claimed the workers stole more than a thousand credit cards from the mail they were tasked with delivering. The stolen credit cards were allegedly used to fund shopping sprees…
Long Island man gets three years in prison for credit card fraud and wire fraud
Criminal Defense
Credit card fraud is charged as a felony in New York. Offenders can face harsh penalties, with aggressive prosecutors looking to come down hard on everything from using a forged card to stealing data for unauthorized purchases. A former operator of a hyperbaric oxygen chamber business based in Great Neck, New York, was accused of…
Brooklyn man gets 33 months in prison for gift card scheme
Criminal Defense
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his role in a gift card fraud scheme that made more than $2 million. He pleaded guilty to a superseding indictment via video conference before a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. James Olla of Brooklyn was charged…
Bronx man pleads guilty to bank fraud conspiracy in credit card scheme
Criminal Defense
New York law enforcement is known to be aggressive in cracking down on credit card fraud, which is charged as a felony. A 32-year-old man pleaded guilty to several fraud charges in connection with a credit card scheme that involved purchases at a home improvement store. Telwin Vincent of the Bronx was charged with a…