Pittsburgh Resident Sentenced to 3+ Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years and three months in prison, followed by three years supervised release, and was ordered to pay $16,000 in restitution after being convicted on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge Arthur J. Schwab imposed the sentence on U-Majesty Williams, 22, of Pittsburgh.
According to information presented to the court, Williams participated in a conspiracy to violate various federal identity theft laws. In summary, conspirators obtained the personal identification information a various individual victims, and members of the conspiracy, including Williams, used that information, along with counterfeit credit cards and counterfeit Ohio driver licenses, to rent vehicles, to apply for credit, and to make purchases, all without the authorization of those victims. Specifically, Williams and a conspirator applied for credit in a victim’s name at a Kay’s Jewelers in Ross Park Mall, using that victim’s name, date of birth, and social security number, along with a counterfeit Ohio driver license in the victim’s name but with Williams’ picture. With the credit, Williams and a conspirator obtained more than $7,000 in jewelry.
Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the United States Secret Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service, in conjunction with the multiple police departments in Pennsylvania and Ohio, including police departments from Columbus, Ohio, Canfield, Ohio, Bucks County, Ohio, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ross Township, Pennsylvania, and Wilkins Township, Pennsylvania for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Williams.