Wyoming federal officials said they arrested a man with credit and debit card skimming equipment – and that he had more than 400 card numbers in his possession.
According to documents filed with the U.S. District Court in Wyoming, Miguel Hernandez-Quintero is charged with unlawful possession of device manufacturing equipment and possession of at least 15 unauthorized access devices.
He faces up to 25 years in prison and a $ 500,000 fine if convicted.
Hernandez-Quintero has not had the opportunity to argue in favor of the charges.
According to a criminal complaint, a Wyoming Highway Patrol soldier arrested Hernandez-Quintero in May for speeding in Uinta County.
A search of Hernandez-Quintero’s vehicle ensued in which the soldier seized two cell phones, two gasoline-powered credit / debit card skimmers, several computer cables, several small keys and a credit card / magnetic stripe reader.
About a month later, a U.S. Secret Service agent found emails associated with Hernandez-Quintero containing around 100 different and unique credit and debit card numbers.
Further search found 400 more different and unique credit / debit card numbers, the complaint says.
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