North Miami’s Camelin Junior Desrosiers, 28, is headed to federal prison for 47 months after being caught with 2,434 stolen identities, a digital arsenal of personal data ripe for fraud. The sentence, handed down in the Southern District of Florida, includes three years of supervised release following his incarceration.
Desrosiers pled guilty to one count of possession of fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, under Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A(a)(1). The charges stem from a routine traffic stop that turned into a major identity theft bust.
On February 25, 2015, law enforcement pulled over a rental car leased by Desrosiers. After discovering the vehicle had after-market tinted windows — a violation of the rental agreement — officers ordered the car towed. During an inventory search, they found a laptop in the trunk owned by Desrosiers.
Forensic analysis of the laptop uncovered 2,434 pieces of personal identifying information (PII), including full names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Investigators confirmed that at least one individual whose data was on the device had not authorized Desrosiers to possess their information. Prosecutors established that Desrosiers knew the data belonged to real, living people.
The case was a joint effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (DOL-OIG), the IRS Criminal Investigation division (IRS-CI), and the North Miami Beach Police Department (NMBPD). U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer praised the collaboration that led to the conviction.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Rothstein prosecuted the case. Court records and related documents are available through the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or via PACER at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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