Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Credit Data

David Wiley, 53, of Georgia, has admitted to trafficking in stolen personal financial data, pleading guilty in federal court in Concord to access device fraud, the Department of Justice announced today. The case exposes a cold, methodical scheme to profit from the private information of 200 unsuspecting victims.

On February 16, 2022, Wiley engaged in a recorded phone call with an individual working under the direction of law enforcement. During the conversation, he openly offered to sell a cache of stolen data, including full names, credit card numbers, expiration dates, and CVV codes—the digital keys to draining bank accounts. He haggled over pricing and outlined secure methods for transferring the illicit payload.

In the weeks that followed, Wiley and the cooperating individual exchanged a series of text messages, negotiating the logistics of the data handoff. What he believed was a criminal transaction was, in fact, a federal sting operation closing in on him. His confidence in the operation never wavered.

On March 8, 2022, Wiley delivered. He uploaded a password-protected spreadsheet containing sensitive personal information—names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, and full credit card details—of 200 victims to a secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. He then emailed the password directly to the informant, effectively handing over the keys to a digital vault of stolen identities.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation, tracking Wiley’s digital footprints and capturing his incriminating communications. Assistant United States Attorneys Alexander S. Chen and Matthew T. Hunter are prosecuting the case, which culminated in Wiley’s guilty plea in New Hampshire’s federal district court.

Wiley now faces sentencing on May 9, 2023. His crime—access device fraud—carries stiff federal penalties, reflecting the severity of weaponizing stolen financial data in an age of rampant cybercrime. The case serves as a stark warning: the dark web’s buyers and sellers are increasingly in the crosshairs of federal agents.

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