A North Tonawanda man has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving stolen credit card numbers. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Kingsley Brown, 23, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and received his sentence from U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles M. Kruly, between August 2022 and July 2023, Brown and co-defendant Cross Malik Williams bought about 570 stolen bank cards from online marketplaces. The two used a device to transfer the stolen banking information onto blank plastic cards with magnetic strips, enabling them to access funds from victims’ accounts.
Brown and Williams used or allowed others to use these counterfeit cards to buy gas for other people. Those customers would then pay Brown or Williams an amount less than the retail price of the gas.
As part of his plea agreement, Brown admitted responsibility for $192,673 in total losses resulting from the scheme.
Cross Malik Williams was previously convicted and sentenced in connection with this case.
The investigation was led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Special Agent-in-Charge Philip Tejera.
