Assistant U.S. Attorneys MaryEllen Kresse and Elizabeth R. Moellering, who are handling the case, stated that from October 2013 to January 2014, the defendant and others traveled to Walmart stores and other retail establishments in Western New York and Pennsylvania where they used unauthorized credit cards. The credit cards were obtained without the true account holder’s knowledge or authority. Hamilton and others purchased $500 store gift cards and other merchandise totaling in excess of $300,000.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the United States Postal Inspection Service under the direction of Boston Division Inspector in Charge Shelly A. Binkowski, and the United States Secret Service under the direction of Special Agent in Charge C. Todd Laster.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 13, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. before Judge Vilardo.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
