North Tonawanda man used over 500 stolen bank cards for gas purchases

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A North Tonawanda man admitted to conspiracy to commit bank fraud after he and a co-defendant used over 500 stolen bank cards for gas purchases, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.

22-year-old Kingsley Brown and co-defendant Cross Malik Williams purchased around 570 stolen bank cards online, officials said. They then used a card-making device to load the stolen banking information onto blank plastic bank cards with magnetic strips, allowing purchases to be made with the victims’ funds.

According to officials, the stolen bank card information was used by Brown, Williams and others to purchase gas for other individuals. They then paid Brown and Williams less for the gas than the original cost.

As part of his plea agreement, Brown agreed that he was responsible for $192,673 of total loss. Williams was previously convicted and is awaiting sentencing.

Brown faces a maximum of 30 years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 11.

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