Chinese National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Gift Card Fraud
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Chinese National Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Gift Card Fraud
A Chinese national has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for taking part in a fraud scheme in which he redeemed more than $2 million in gift cards purchased by victims throughout the United States. Wang Jun, 64, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York announced on July 7. Upon co…
Jun Wang, a 64-year-old Chinese citizen with U.S. permanent residency, was sentenced on July 7 to 70 months in prison by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York for his involvement in a money laundering conspiracy that used Walmart gift cards to launder proceeds from fraud. He was also ordered to forfeit more than $2.285 million in proceeds of crime and pay more than $275,000 in damages to victims. Because the crime was cla…
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