Eight Individuals Charged in Four Separate Cyber Fraud Schemes
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Eight Individuals Charged in Four Separate Cyber Fraud Schemes
The cases announced today are, in large part, the result of the
U.S. Attorney Ferrer, joined by members of the MCTF, announce the following cases:
1.
On
According to the indictments, defendants Key, Mackey, Brown, Samuels, and Morgan were employed as customer service representatives at two private companies that operated call centers located in
The defendants are charged with conspiring to sell the stolen AT&T customer information to co-conspirators, including Trotman, who used the information to impersonate AT&T customers and submit fraudulent cell phone insurance claims.
The indictments also charge the defendants with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and aggravated identity theft.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
2.
On
According to the complaint, between
The defendant was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and unauthorized reception of cable service.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
3.
On
According to the indictment, Prieto trafficked in and used counterfeit credit cards on several dates from
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney
If convicted, the defendants face the following possible maximum terms in prison: conspiracy to commit mail fraud: 20 years in prison; access device fraud: 10 or 20 years in prison; conspiracy to commit access device fraud: five years in prison; conspiracy to commit computer fraud: five years in prison; and aggravated identity theft: mandatory two years in prison consecutive to any sentence.
A complaint or indictment is only an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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