United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner
Eastern District of California
Tracy Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Commit Access Device Fraud
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Lauren Horwood |
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May 3, 2011 |
PHONE: (916) 554-2706 |
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Docket #: 10-cr-361 LKK |
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SACRAMENTO– United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Jose D. Holmes, 35, of Tracy, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. Holmes entered a guilty to the charges on November 5, 2010.
According to court documents in the case, Holmes and others engaged in a scheme to steal credit card numbers, to convert them into debit cards, and take out the cash. Holmes and others perpetrated the scheme throughout the Bay Area, Sacramento, Phoenix, Portland, and Seattle, with a total loss of $595,000. As part of his sentence, Holmes was ordered to pay restitution, although the amount of restitution will be determined at a hearing on July 6, 2011.
This case is the product of an extensive investigation by the United States Secret Service. Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn K. Delaney prosecuted the case.
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