United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner
Eastern District of California
Identity Thief Sentenced To Fourteen Months Imprisonment
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Lauren Horwood |
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July 5, 2011 |
PHONE: (916) 554-2706 |
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www.usdoj.gov/usao/cae |
usacae.edcapress@usdoj.gov |
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Docket #: 2:07-CR-139 WBS |
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.– United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Richard Nuwintore, 42, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today by United States District Judge William B. Shubb to fourteen months imprisonment. On December 9, 2010, the defendant pleaded guilty to access device fraud for using stolen credit card numbers to purchase airline tickets for himself and others. In sentencing the defendant, Judge Shubb said that he doubted the defendant’s account of the extent of his own role in the scheme.
This case is the product of an extensive investigation by the U.S. Secret Service and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Matthew D. Segal.
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