Mamadou Billo Barry, age 32 of Newark, New Jersey, was charged yesterday, by Indictment, with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and with possession of 15 or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices (credit cards) announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
The indictment further alleges that Barry possessed, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person, a resident of the State of Michigan, who had a credit card account with a credit union in Michigan. Barry is charged with having encoded the credit card account number, issued to the Michigan resident by his credit union, onto a credit card that Barry possessed. If convicted of the charged offenses, Barry faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 17 years which includes a 2-year minimum mandatory sentence, a fine of up to $750,000, a special assessment of $300 and 3 years of supervised release.
The case was investigated by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the District Attorney for Delaware County and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Floyd J. Miller.
An Indictment, Information or Criminal Complaint is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
