Juan Javier Cardenas, Credit Card Trafficking, Florida 2023

State: Florida
Category: White Collar Crime|Cybercrime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/miami-man-sentenced-121-months-prison-purchasing-selling-and-using-stolen-credit-card" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ↗

Miami Man Faces 121 Months Behind Bars for Credit Card Scam

A Miami man has been sentenced to 121 months in prison for buying, trafficking and possessing stolen credit card information. Juan Javier Cardenas, 45, was found guilty of the crime.

According to authorities, Cardenas purchased stolen credit card information from a co-conspirator using the Internet between February 2008 and May 2009. He then resold this information to others who used it to make fraudulent credit card purchases.

On May 27, 2009, U.S. Secret Service agents searched Cardenas’ house and found 26,669 credit card numbers stored on his computer. At his plea hearing before Judge Moore on September 1, 2010, Cardenas admitted to the crime.

Cardenas was ordered to serve 3 years of supervised release following his prison term, pay restitution in the amount of $106,915, and pay a money judgment of $350,000. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Osborne and Trial Attorney Joseph E. Springsteen of the Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service. U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida praised the efforts of the U.S. Secret Service in bringing Cardenas to justice.

The U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore handed down the sentence, which is a significant blow to Cardenas and those who enabled him to commit the crime. The community can rest a little easier knowing that Cardenas will be behind bars for a long time.

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