Wensley Edmond, ID Theft Scheme, Florida 2015

A South Florida man has pleaded guilty to a brazen identity theft scheme, in which he used stolen credit cards and debit cards to withdraw thousands of dollars in cash.

Wensley Edmond, 30, was arrested on February 27, 2015, by the Aventura Police Department, who found a slew of stolen financial instruments in his possession.

According to court documents, officers discovered credit cards and debit cards in other individuals' names on Edmond's person, as well as prepaid card envelopes with the handwritten names of other individuals.

Edmond was also found to have six different debit cards with card numbers that matched income tax return refunds issued in other individuals' names, an ATM receipt utilizing one of the aforementioned cards at a different bank location earlier that same day, and approximately $6,000 in cash, in his car.

The victims did not give anyone permission to use their personal identification information, to use cards in their name, or to withdraw money using the cards in their names.

Edmond is scheduled to be sentenced on September 12, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., before U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard.

He faces up to 12 years in prison for his crimes.

U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan commended the investigative efforts of IRS-CI and the Aventura Police Department.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Frederic Shadley.

Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdfl/pr/south-florida-man-pled-guilty-access-device-fraud-and-aggravated-identity-theft-scheme