Bronx Man Sentenced to 12 Months and One Day in Prison for Nationwide Credit Card Fraud Affecting Thousands of Account Holders

NEWARK, N.J. – A manager for a conspiracy that used stolen credit card information to make fraudulent retail purchases around the United States was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in prison, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Trevor Osagie, 32, of the Bronx, New York, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William Martini to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. Judge Martini imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

From at least 2015 through November 2018, Osagie conspired with a network of individuals based in the New Jersey/New York area who made trips around the United States in order to use stolen credit card information to purchase gift cards, flights, hotels, rental cards, and other goods and services. Other participants in the conspiracy obtained stolen credit card information through the “dark web” and other sources. In addition to recruiting at least one individual to create the fraudulent credit cards, Osagie managed the individuals who traveled around the United States conducting the fraudulent transactions. The conspirators made over $1.5 million in fraudulent purchases using over 4,000 stolen credit card accounts.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Martini sentenced Osagie to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $1.43 million in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Sellinger credited special agents of the U.S. Secret Service, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Aaron Hatley, with the investigation leading to today’s sentencing.

The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Barnes, Chief of the OCDETF/Narcotics Unit in Newark.