ALBANY, NEW YORK – A Miami man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison for his role in a nationwide gas station skimming scheme.
Arley Gonzalez, 35, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Gary L. Sharpe for his role in the access device fraud conspiracy.
As part of his guilty plea on May 20, 2021, Gonzalez admitted to conspiring with others to commit access device fraud by building skimming devices designed to steal gas station customer information.
Between December 2015 and July 2019, Gonzalez and his co-conspirators installed the skimming devices inside gas pumps in Albany, Broome, and Montgomery Counties, and elsewhere, and then used the information collected by those devices to create fraudulent credit and debit cards.
The fraudulent cards were used to obtain money orders, gift cards, cash, and other things of value, resulting in a total loss of $247,000.
Gonzalez agreed to be subject to a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $247,000 as part of his plea agreement.
He was also sentenced to a three-year term of supervised release to follow his term of incarceration.
The case was investigated by the FBI Albany Field Office and USPIS Boston Division, with assistance from the FBI Field Offices in Miami and Pittsburgh, the USPIS Miami Division, and the United States Secret Service Miami Field Office.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rick Belliss and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Powers.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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