Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 32 Months for Using Stolen Debit Card Numbers

PORTLAND, Maine: A Massachusetts man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Andre Hill, 25, to 32 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release. Hill was also ordered to pay $13,842 in restitution. Hill pleaded guilty on February 24, 2025.

According to court records and evidence from the sentencing, from January to February 2023 Hill obtained and used multiple debit card numbers without the knowledge of the account holders. Hill loaded the stolen numbers into a digital wallet application on his phone and then traveled to Maine and other locations to make purchases, request cash back, and purchase money orders payable to himself. The purchases made in Maine took place at multiple retail locations and post offices in the greater Portland area. Hill attempted over $40,000 in transactions using the stolen debit card numbers.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the case.

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