Two Defendants from Georgia Sentenced in Credit Card Fraud Scheme

BOISE –Rakeen Anderson, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia and Jean Estinville, 27, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, were sentenced today in United States District Court for their roles in a credit card scheme that targeted local retailers in October 2014, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.

Rakeen Anderson was sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Anderson to pay $22,679.54 in restitution, along with the other co-defendants, and to forfeit $49,953.41 in cash proceeds from the offense.  He pleaded guilty on May 27, 2015.

Jean Estinville was sentenced to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Judge Winmill also ordered Estinville to pay restitution in the amount of $22,679.54, along with the other co-defendants, and to forfeit $49,953.41 in cash proceeds from the offense.  He pleaded guilty on May 12, 2015.

According to the plea agreements, Anderson and Estinville each admitted traveling to the District of Idaho, along with their co-defendants, for the purpose of making fraudulent purchases of gift cards and prepaid debit cards from retail stores, using stolen credit card numbers encoded onto stock debit cards.  Each defendant admitted to obtaining the stock debit cards encoded with unauthorized credit card numbers.

Anderson admitted to traveling to three separate retail stores, and attempted to make a purchase using three different credit card numbers he was not authorized to use.  Upon his arrest, officers found four debit cards encoded with unauthorized credit card numbers in his possession.

Estinville admitted to traveling to three separate retail stores, and making 14 total purchases, using six different credit card numbers that he was not authorized to use.  Upon his arrest, officers found 55 access devices in his rental vehicle, consisting of various gift cards and pre-paid debit cards, as well as a Citizen EcoDrive watch in his possession that was purchased with an unauthorized credit card number.

Anderson and Estinville were indicted along with Kyandre Banks, 34, of Lilburn, Georgia, Clarence Collins, 34, of Douglasville, Georgia, Charles Moore, 25, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Jonathan Penn, 20, of Suwanee, Georgia, Terrance Barimah, 26, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, Brian Treadwell, 25, of Buford, Georgia, Mikki Williams, 25, of Loganville, Georgia, and Rashine Kale, 39, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, on charges relating to a wire fraud and identity theft scheme.  Collins, Banks, Estinville, Kale, Moore, Penn, Williams and Treadwell were each charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.  Anderson was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.  Barimah was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and illegal possession of device-making equipment.

Co-defendants Brian Treadwell and Mikki Williams were sentenced on June 16, 2014.  Treadwell received 75 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Williams received three years of probation and 200 hours of community service for misprision of a felony.  Clarence Collins was sentenced on July 6, 2015, to 78 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Charles Moore was sentenced on July 7, 2015, to 51 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.  Jonathan Penn was sentenced on July 8, 2015, to 24 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Rashine Kale was sentenced on July 22, 2015, to 30 months in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Co-defendant Kyandre Banks is awaiting extradition to the District of Idaho on the warrant issued as a result of the Indictment.  Terrance Barimah remains a fugitive.

The case was investigated by the United States Secret Service and the Boise Police Department.