Georgia Man Indicted for Possessing Multiple Counterfeit Bank Cards

BIRMINGHAM – A federal grand jury late Thursday indicted a Georgia man for possessing multiple counterfeit credit or debit cards in Calhoun County in April, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams.

A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges MARVIN ELIOTT GERMAIN, 22, with possessing more than 15 of the counterfeit cards on April 12.

The maximum penalty for possessing more than 15 unauthorized and counterfeit access devices is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The Secret Service investigated the case, which Assistant U.S. Attorney Erica W. Barnes is prosecuting.

An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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