Oaklyn Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Bank Fraud Charge
June 11, 2009
Total Loss:
$170,000
An Oaklyn man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of bank fraud, admitting he used stolen personal identifying information of others to open credit accounts and make fraudulent purchases totaling $171,255,
Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr., announced.DeForge admitted that from June 1999 until December 2008, he devised and operated a scheme to defraud nine financial institutions through materially false and fraudulent pretenses. DeForge admitted that when he applied to several financial institutions to open credit card accounts, he used stolen personal identifying information of other people, such as names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth.
Source:
NJ.com
Posted in:
Credit Card Fraud