United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut
Press Release

LEBANON MAN SENTENCED TO 37 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING IN STOLEN CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBERS

Kevin J. O'Connor, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLOS DELGADO, age 34, of 320 Tobacco Street, Lebanon, Connecticut, was sentenced today in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking in stolen credit cards. Senior United States District Judge Peter C. Dorsey also placed certain conditions on DELGADO's supervised release, ordering DELGADO not to possess credit cards, apply for credit, or have any significant financial dealings without prior approval of the Probation Office. Judge Dorsey also ordered DELGADO to perform 200 hours of community service during the first year of his supervised release.

On December 2, 2003, a federal jury convicted DELGADO of one count of trafficking in credit cards. DELGADO was previously charged by indictment with selling numerous stolen VISA and MasterCard account numbers, along with accompanying personal information, to an undercover federal agent in November 2002.

"This Office will aggressively investigate and prosecute those who traffic in stolen financial and personal information," U.S. Attorney Kevin J. O'Connor stated. "The sentence that Judge Dorsey imposed today reinforces the message that credit card and identity theft will not be tolerated."

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Secret Service. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric J. Glover.

CONTACT:

U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Tom Carson
(203) 821-3722
thomas.carson@usdoj.gov