Authorities said the credit card scheme netted $1.3 million in losses from financial institutions and retailers such as Chanel, Fendi, Hermes, and Dior.
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Several workers with the U.S. Postal Service were arrested in a credit card scheme that resulted in the loss of $1.3 million, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. Prosecutors said Johnny Damus, Rashaan Richards, Devon Richards, Conrad Heron, Louis Jeune Verly, Kareem Shepherd, Fabiola Mompoint, Nathanael Foucault and Jonathan Persaud were among those arrested.
The group is accused of illegally using credit cards and identities to defraud several national financial institutions, credit card companies, and other major retailers. It’s believed they started the alleged criminal acts in December 2018 and carried them out until recently.
"As alleged, the defendants engaged in a years-long scheme to manipulate credit card companies and major retailers across New York and New Jersey by stealing credit cards and using those cards to purchase, and subsequently sell, luxury goods," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a news release. "The defendants took advantage of the public trust we place in U.S. Postal Service employees for their own financial gain.
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