CREDIT CARD THEFT OR FALSE CREDIT CARD CHARGES
Credit card fraud includes both the theft of someone else’s credit card and the creation of a false credit card. It is committed in one of three ways: either (1) a person fraudulently obtains, takes, signs, uses, sells, buys, or forges someone else's credit card or card information; (2) a person uses his or her own credit card with the knowledge that it is revoked or expired or that the account lacks enough money to pay for the items charged; or (3) a person sells goods or services to someone else with knowledge that the credit card being used was illegally obtained or is being used without authorization. 18 U.S.C. Section 1029 makes it a crime to knowingly and with the intent to defraud produce, use, or traffic in one or more access devices. (Access devices are defined in the section as “any card…or other means of account access that can be used…to obtain money, goods, services, or any other thing of value, or that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds”) If convicted of credit card fraud you may be facing large fines and/or imprisonment of up to twenty years.
Because of the life-threatening consequences of a credit card fraud conviction it is important that you seek the services of an experienced and knowledgeable attorney immediately if you have been charged with or are being investigated for credit card fraud. At Kestenbaum, Eisner, & Gorin, LLP, our attorneys have over 50 years combined experience in criminal defense and we will work hard to provide you with a successful defense. Because of the complexity of federal laws and court systems, it is very important that your lawyer have a good amount of experience in federal court rooms. Now is not the time to entrust your case to an attorney who is ill-equipped to handle your credit card fraud. You should contact our firm as soon as possible to be directed to a lawyer who will address your charges in a way that will positively resolve your case.