Texas Man Wanted By Federal Authorities Charged With Credit Card Fraud

Jacksonville, Florida – Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return on an indictment charging Jose Carlos Terra Izquierdo (23, Amarillo, TX) with credit card fraud. If convicted, he faces an enhanced penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison and forfeiture of his computer media.

According to the indictment and information presented in court, Izquierdo was in possession of multiple credit card account numbers from Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, Capital One, Citibank, and City Credit Union. He was previously convicted of credit card fraud in 2016 in the District of Nebraska and sentenced to federal prison. As part of his sentence, he was required to turn himself into law enforcement on March 17, 2017, to begin serving his sentence. He was also limited in his ability to travel. In violation of these conditions, Izquierdo traveled to Florida and engaged in credit card fraud. Federal authorities in Nebraska subsequently issued a warrant for his arrest. He faces the enhanced penalty as a result of his prior fraud conviction.

An indictment is merely a formal charge that a defendant has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and until, proven guilty.

This case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and the U.S. Secret Service - Jacksonville Field Office. It will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Frein.