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Tamir Duval, 23, Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Gun and Bank Fraud in Newark, New Jersey
Newark, NJ – Tamir Duval, a 23-year-old man from Essex County, New Jersey, was sentenced to 36 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and conspiring to defraud two banks of over $250,000 using stolen credit cards and blank checks, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Duval previously pleaded guilty by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to an indictment charging him with one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, and to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Judge Wigenton imposed the sentence today by videoconference.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court, Duval was convicted of receiving stolen property, a felony under state law, in Essex County Superior Court. On July 27, 2020, Duval unlawfully possessed a Taurus PT740 semi-automatic handgun loaded with seven hollow nose rounds of ammunition. The firearm had been reported stolen from Gastonia, Georgia.
From August 2018 through January 2020, Duval and others engaged in a scheme to use stolen credit cards and checks to fraudulently make purchases and withdraw money from two banks, leaving the banks to bear the losses of the scheme.
The credit cards and blank checks were stolen from various New Jersey-based postal facilities and never reached their intended recipients. Duval and his conspirators used the credit cards and checks to make unauthorized purchases at various retail stores and withdraw cash from automated teller machines (ATMs) in New Jersey and elsewhere. Duval and his conspirators altered the date, payee, and amount of the stolen checks prior to deposit and then fraudulently withdrew money at various ATMs from third-party account holders’ accounts.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Wigenton sentenced Duval to five years of supervised release.
This case was investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, the East Orange Police Department, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Blake Coppotelli of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Economic Crimes Unit in Newark.
Defendant/Respondent: Tamir Duval, 23, of Newark, New Jersey
Criminal Charges: One count of illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon and one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud
City and State: Newark, New Jersey
Exact Date: July 27, 2020 (unlawful possession of a firearm), August 2018 – January 2020 (conspiracy to commit bank fraud)
Sentence or Outcome: 36 months in prison and five years of supervised release
Dollar Amounts: $250,000 (amount defrauded from two banks)
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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