Latrice M. Colvin, Credit Card Fraud Scheme, Connecticut 2020

A Bridgeport woman was sentenced to prison for operating a credit card fraud scheme that victimized 37 individuals, many of whom were elderly, in Connecticut.

Latrice M. Colvin, 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 30 days of imprisonment, followed by seven months of home confinement and two years of supervised release, for operating a credit card fraud scheme. Colvin is required to report to prison on February 11, 2020.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between September 2015 and July 2017, Colvin used the internet, including the dark web, to obtain the personal identifying information of numerous victims. She then contacted credit card companies and used the victims’ information to change the mailing address on certain accounts to her own address and also to apply for and obtain fraudulent credit cards in the names of victims.

After fraudulently obtained cards were mailed to her residence, she used them to buy merchandise in person and online, and to obtain cash advances at ATMs. Judge Arterton ordered Colvin to pay restitution of $27,718.35 to the financial institutions that covered the loss of the victimized individuals.

On July 9, 2019, Colvin pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. Colvin, who is released on a $25,000 bond, is required to report to prison on February 11, 2020.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Slater.

Colvin, who was sentenced to a total of 30 days of imprisonment, will serve her time and then be subject to seven months of home confinement and two years of supervised release. The restitution order of $27,718.35 is an attempt to compensate the financial institutions that covered the loss of the victimized individuals.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/bridgeport-woman-sentenced-prison-credit-card-fraud-scheme