Rolando Aguilar Conde, Credit Card Skimming, Florida 2016

A Miami-Dade County resident has been sentenced to prison for unlawfully possessing a credit card skimmer and using another individual’s account information. Rolando Aguilar Conde, a resident of Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 36 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

On April 18, 2016, Conde was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of possession of device-making equipment, in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Sections 1029(a)(4), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1028A(a)(1).

According to court documents, on October 22, 2015, law enforcement searched Conde’s residence pursuant to a warrant. During the search, they found twenty-nine fraudulent cards embossed with Conde’s name and containing account numbers of other persons. One of the fraudulent cards and a credit card skimming device were found in Conde’s room.

An analysis of the credit card skimming device showed that it contained an account number that did not belong to Conde. The account number on the credit card skimming device matched the account number encoded on a fraudulent credit card that had been embossed with the defendant’s name and recovered from his residence.

Bank records confirmed that the credit card was used to make two fraudulent charges, on September 26, 2015, at Sam Ash Music at the Dolphin Mall in Miami, Florida. Store records indicate Conde provided his name and address in connection with these fraudulent purchases.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua S. Rothstein. Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative efforts of ICE-HSI and the Coral Springs Police Department.

Conde’s crimes were discovered as a result of a joint investigation between ICE-HSI and the Coral Springs Police Department. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of vigilance in preventing and investigating credit card skimming schemes.

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