A North Carolina fraud scheme used stolen identities to request replacement bank cards and spend more than $650,000; one man has now been sentenced to 15 months and ordered to pay $656,781 in restitution
- Representative imageA North Carolina man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that used stolen personal information to obtain replacement debit and credit cards.
- Investigators said the cards were then used to make more than $650,000 in retail purchases, affecting at least 10 identity-theft victims.
- According to the report published by Yahoo News and details carried by WCCB Charlotte, Jacob Lawson, 33, of Reidsville, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
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- Representative imageA North Carolina man has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in a bank fraud scheme that used stolen personal information to obtain replacement debit and credit cards.
- Investigators said the cards were then used to make more than $650,000 in retail purchases, affecting at least 10 identity-theft victims.
- According to the report published by Yahoo News and details carried by WCCB Charlotte, Jacob Lawson, 33, of Reidsville, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Sources: Times of India