A Tampa man is going to prison for his role in an identity theft ring, U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley said today.
Ricardo Martinez, 34, received five years and 10 months in federal prison for access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the victim companies. Martinez pleaded guilty July 29.
According to court documents, Martinez and others used stolen credit card numbers to create counterfeit or cloned credit cards which were used to make purchases at local Wal-Mart locations and obtain cash advances from the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa.
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This case was investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Clearwater Police Department, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, the Ocala Police Department, and the Seminole Police Department.
