Curtis Anderson, Wire Fraud and Unauthorized Access Devices, Louisiana 2011

A New Orleans man has been sentenced for his role in a card skimming scheme that targeted BP and banks in the aftermath of the 2010 oil spill.

Curtis Anderson, 36, was sentenced to 27 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, and a $200 special assessment by U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo.

Anderson was also ordered to pay $75,361.68 to BP and the banks that suffered financial losses as a result of his scheme.

According to court documents, between September 2010 and January 2011, Anderson submitted false documents and made false statements to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility in support of his claim that his janitorial business lost income as a result of the oil spill.

In addition to defrauding BP, Anderson was found to be in possession of 317 unauthorized access devices (credit and debit card account numbers) that belonged to other individuals.

This case was brought as part of the National Center for Disaster Fraud, a nationwide initiative to protect available funds and assistance for those victims of both natural and man-made disasters.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite praised the work of the Secret Service and FBI in investigating this matter.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.

The case number is not provided in the source, but is available upon request.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/new-orleans-man-curtis-anderson-sentenced-conspiracy-commit-wire-fraud-and-possession