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Plattsburgh Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Online Fraud
A Plattsburgh man has been sentenced to 63 months in prison and 3 years of post-release supervision for committing fraud and identity theft. Thomas J. Howe, age 38, was sentenced yesterday in a New York court.
According to officials, Howe and Jared R. Hudson devised a scheme to defraud banks, merchants and individual consumers by purchasing information including credit card numbers, bank account numbers, expiration dates, security codes, answers to security questions, and other personal identification information.
Howe and Hudson used this information to electronically purchase goods and to fraudulently transfer and attempt to transfer funds electronically, between October 2009 and December 2014.
Howe initially used stolen credit card numbers to order merchandise online, which was then shipped to him. He then used other people’s personal identification information to sign up for credit cards and opened investment accounts in his name, which were funded with money taken from other people’s bank accounts using stolen account numbers, routing numbers, identification, and bank security information.
Howe admitted that his conduct caused at least $508,053.33 in losses.
Howe’s co-defendant, Jared R. Hudson, was previously sentenced to 79 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release on January 10, 2018.
This case was investigated by the FBI and the Plattsburgh Police Department, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Collyer.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime|White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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