A Towson man has been sentenced to six years and four months in prison for two separate fraud schemes, the Office of Rod Rosenstein, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced in a media release July 8.
Jerry Anderson, 31, will also serve six years of supervised release following his prison sentence, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Anderson perpetrated a fraud scheme in 2014, then, while waiting to be sentenced for that crime, committed an additional fraud in 2015, the U.S. Attorney said. Anderson was sentenced July 8 in both cases.
In the first case, Anderson pleaded guilty in April 2015 to conspiring with four co-defendants to use stolen credit cards and other personal information to purchase items, including iPhones, at retail stores, according to prosecutors.
The loss to victims in that case was $419,807, the U.S. Attorney said.
Although 250 banks and customers were involved in the case, it's likely that most of the fiscal loss fell on the bank's shoulders, as many banks make customers affected by fraud whole, said Marcy Murphy, the spokeswoman for Rosenstein's Office.
While awaiting sentencing in that case, Anderson was released under the supervision of U.S. Pretrial Services. During the period of his release, he purchased four $100 American Express gift cards in Cockeysville using a credit card fraudulently on June 25, 2015, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Anderson bought two iPhones on July 3 in Bethesda using those gift cards and other gift cards, according to prosecutors. The total loss to victims in that case was $1,389.
Anderson's supervised release was revoked on July 8, 2015.
On March 31, Anderson pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with the 2015 incident, Murphy said.
Baltimore-based lawyer Catherine Flynn, who represented Anderson in the 2014 case, said she felt the outcome of the case was fair considering the circumstances.
"He's a very bright guy who made some very poor choices," Flynn said. "I anticipate that he will be very successful in whatever he chooses to do once he's released from prison."
U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III, who sentenced Anderson July 8, ordered him to pay $419,807 in restitution in the first case, and $1,289 in the second.