The Virginian-Pilot
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NORFOLK
The leader of a credit card skimming ring that targeted customers of a fast-food restaurant on Norfolk Naval Station was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison.
Tiquan Savary, 25, of Norfolk, pleaded guilty to credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Savary admitted being the leader of a ring that stole credit card information from customers of the McDonald’s restaurant on the Navy base in 2010 and last year.
Savary enlisted the help of Sophia Jacobs, then an employee of the restaurant. Savary provided Jacobs with a hand-held device that copied customers’ credit card information. She would slip it in and out of her pocket while working the drive-thru, authorities said. Savary obtained credit card information from about 185 customers and was paid $10 for every swipe.
Savary, Jacobs and their friends then went on a shopping spree with the credit card information. They racked up about $163,000 in charges for merchandise and gift cards.
Jacobs previously pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Three others involved also received prison or jail time. Tiffany Vulcain was sentenced to 59 months in prison; Lloyd Harris received 28 months; and Russell Harris received one day in jail plus 12 months of home confinement. Defendant Cherylann Taylor of New York City remains a fugitive.
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I have been a victim of
I have been a victim of Fraud like this and what burns me up is the fraud alert on your credit report is just as bad or worst than just having bad credit. It took me 2 years and numerous letters and phone calls to clear it up, and still banks....hell my bank was a little funny about lending me money or raising the limit on my credit card.They saw me as a liability.Those people did not get enough jail time.
Throw the book at them thieves
It’s people like these thieves who ruin a lot of good people credit all for material objects and they show they don't care about their fellow man or woman. The prison times should be years vice months and a cheesy house arrest don't cut it! Nail them judge because those few months in "time out" you can bet they are going to do it again!