Portland, Maine – In a shocking case of credit card fraud, two men have been sentenced to prison time for their involvement in a counterfeit credit card scheme.
Sean Trim, 33, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, and Tishon Singh, 28, of Queens, New York, were sentenced in U.S. District Court for using a counterfeit credit card, possessing 15 or more counterfeit credit cards, and conspiracy to commit credit card fraud.
On January 25, 2019, Chief Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Trim to 40 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Trim was also ordered to pay over $23,000 in restitution.
Yesterday, Chief Judge Levy sentenced Singh to 11 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for using a counterfeit credit card and possessing 15 or more counterfeit credit cards. The Court deferred for 90 days its determination about the amount of restitution Singh will be ordered to pay.
Court records reveal that between November 2016 and February 2017, Trim and Singh conspired to commit credit card fraud. On January 6, 2017, officers from the Windham Police Department conducted a traffic stop of a car occupied by Trim and Singh.
Inside the car, the officers found a black toiletry bag containing over 160 credit cards, many of which were counterfeit. Subsequent investigation revealed that both men had used counterfeit credit cards to make purchases at a Hannaford Store in North Windham.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Windham and Biddeford, Maine Police Departments, and the Stoughton, Massachusetts Police Department.
Trim pled guilty on June 21, 2018, while Singh pled guilty on May 11, 2018.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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