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Last updated on Wednesday, December 27, 2017
(JASPER) - Two people involved in stealing the credit card information of hundreds of victims by planting skimming devices at Dubois County gas stations were sentenced in federal court recently.
30-year-old Roberto Moner of Louisville, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess counterfeit or unauthorized access devices, possession of counterfeited or unauthorized access devices, conspiracy to produce, use, and traffic in one or more counterfeit access devices, possession of device-making equipment, and aggravated identity theft.
In November 2017, Moner's co-defendant, 45-year-old Adianez Herrera of Jasper, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment by Judge Young for the same charges.
Moner and Herrera must each serve three years of supervised release after their sentences and make restitution to the known victims in the case.
"Identity theft is one of the faster-growing crimes in the United States," said United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler in a press release. "We will not let advances in technology fall into the hands of criminals to take advantage of law-abiding citizens. Those who prey on citizens and steal their identity will be held accountable."
In December 2015, the Jasper Indiana Police Department received information that a victim had her credit card information compromised. Law enforcement later learned that Moner installed card-skimming machines at gas stations in the Jasper vicinity. Using the skimming devices, he was able to obtain information from the credit card and download the information onto other stolen or counterfeit cards to make illegal purchases.
Moner and Herrera used the counterfeit and stolen cards to make purchases worth thousands of dollars in the Jasper area for items such as gift cards, cartons of cigarettes, and other personal items. The investigation revealed that hundreds of individuals had their credit card information stolen.
This case was investigated by the United States Secret Service, FBI and Jasper Indiana Police Department.
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