Guilty Pleas in ShadowCrew ID Theft Bust
Kim Zetter writes in Wired News:
Six defendants pleaded guilty Thursday in New Jersey in one of the federal government's largest sting operations involving credit card fraud and identity theft.
The six were among 19 who were indicted last year following a year-long sting, called Operation Firewall, conducted by the Secret Service against members of a website called Shadowcrew.com.
All pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit credit and bank card fraud and ID document fraud.
Authorities say the members-only site was a marketplace for people from around the world to sell stolen credit card numbers, debit card and PIN numbers, fake IDs and stolen identity information, such as Social Security numbers. Authorities say the site trafficked in more than 1.5 million stolen credit and debit card numbers, resulting in losses exceeding $4 million.
posted by Fergie @ 11/17/2005 04:32:00 PM
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