CLARKSBURG — Five Florida residents have admitted to their involvement with a gas station skimming fraud scheme, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Three pled guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count each of access device fraud-use of unauthorized access device.” They are:
Meylan Montalvo Gomez, 27, of Hialeah, Fla.,
Yosan Pons Sosa, 29, of Miami
Lazaro Serrano Diaz, 27, of Miami
Naudi Reyes Fernandez, 37, of Miami, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of access device fraud-possession of device-making equipment.”
Yarai Fuentes Quinones, 26, of Hialeah, Fla., pled guilty to one count of access device fraud-use of unauthorized access device.”
Each admitted to their roles in a conspiracy spanning four states that involved using skimming devices at gas pumps, using technology to upload the account information, and creating fraudulent cards with said accounts to make unauthorized transactions at different businesses in West Virginia and elsewhere.
Gomez, Sosa and Diaz are each facing up to up to seven and a half years incarceration and fine of up to $125,000 for the conspiracy count and up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000 for the access device count. Fernandez is facing up to seven and a half years incarceration and fine of up to $125,000 for the conspiracy count and up to 15 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000 for the possession of a device count. Quinones is facing up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000.
The United States is also seeking forfeiture of the following:
about 33 gift cards containing an unknown value;
about $72,495.73 in U.S. currency;
about $28,498 worth of Western Union money orders;
about $10,300 worth of MoneyGram money orders;
one magnetic stripe card reader-writer-encoder
two laptops
six cell phones