Andre Hill, Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft, Maine 2025

A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for his role in a bank fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme.

Andre Hill, 25, was sentenced on February 24, 2025, by Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker in U.S. District Court in Portland, Maine.

Hill was ordered to pay $13,842 in restitution as part of his sentence.

According to court records, Hill obtained and used multiple debit card numbers without the knowledge of the account holders between January and February 2023.

Hill loaded the stolen numbers into a digital wallet application on his phone and then traveled to Maine and other locations to make purchases, request cash back, and purchase money orders payable to himself.

The purchases made in Maine took place at multiple retail locations and post offices in the greater Portland area.

Hill attempted over $40,000 in transactions using the stolen debit card numbers.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/massachusetts-man-sentenced-32-months-using-stolen-debit-card-numbers