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Rochester Credit Card Scammers Sentenced
ROCHESTER, N.Y.– Two defendants, David Pierleoni and Cassandra N. Dehn, have been sentenced for their roles in a credit card scheme that targeted local businesses in Rochester.
According to U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., Pierleoni, 26, of Rochester, and Dehn, 27, of Willard, MO, conspired to obtain credit card information from unsuspecting victims.
The scheme involved Dehn, an employee of a Comfort Inn and Suites hotel in Willard, Missouri, obtaining personal credit card information of guests from the hotel’s computer system. She then transmitted this information to co-defendant Pierleoni, in exchange for $100.
Pierleoni and another co-defendant, Victor Ortiz, used the stolen credit card information to make unlawful purchases of high-end liquor and food at Rochester businesses.
The defendants knew that the credit card numbers had been assigned to other people and that they were not authorized to make purchases with the numbers.
As a result of the fraudulent purchases, the local businesses incurred losses in excess of $20,000.
Pierleoni was sentenced to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Dehn was sentenced to three years probation for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Both defendants were also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $22,808.71.
Ortiz, who was sentenced in January, received 60 months in prison and was also ordered to pay $22,808.71 in restitution.
The sentencings are the culmination of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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