PRESS RELEASE
June 8, 2009
Lexington, KY. —A 23-year-old retail store employee admitted in federal court today that he bought several thousand dollars worth of in-store items using credit cards that he opened with other people’s personal information.
Bradley Justice of Lexington pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with the use of an access device (credit card). Justice was a management employee of the Express for Men retail store in Lexington.
He admitted that from March through June of 2008, he accessed files of approximately 20 job applicants to retrieve their personal identification information.
Justice used names, dates of birth, and social security numbers to apply for in-store
credit cards. He acknowledged that he did not have permission to use the applicants’
personal information. Justice charged approximately $8,584.39 worth of store merchandise
to the credit card accounts he opened.
James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Paul R. Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, jointly made the announcement today after Justice entered his guilty plea.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Secret Service. The United States was represented in the case by Assistant United States Attorney Frances E. Catron.
Justice is currently scheduled to appear for sentencing before United States District Court Chief Judge Jennifer B. Coffman in Lexington, KY. on September 9, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. Justice faces a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. However, any sentence following conviction would be imposed by the court after consideration of the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of sentences.