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LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Studio City man was sentenced Monday to five years and five months in federal prison for possessing more than 1,400 credit card profiles that had been stolen from consumers who used gas pumps equipped with illegal \u201cskimmers, \u201d officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n

A federal judge ordered Koren Robert Kechedzian, 25, to also pay restitution of $114,135 to victims’ financial institutions that suffered losses when the stolen credit card numbers were used for fraudulent purchases, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"GasAfter a one-week trial in March, Kechedzian was convicted of two counts of credit card fraud (specifically, two counts of possession of 15 or more counterfeit access devices) and two counts of aggravated identity theft, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The federal jury found that Kechedzian possessed two USB flash drives \u2013 which are commonly called \u201cthumb drives\u201d \u2013 that contained stolen credit card information. The portable drives were found at Kechedzian\u2019s residence when federal authorities executed a search warrant in June 2013, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

At that time, investigators also recovered an illegal skimming device designed to be installed in gas station pumps to steal credit card data.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bank records indicated that the stolen credit cards numbers on the USB flash drives came from Chevron gas stations in Palmdale and Moorpark, and testimony showed that the data on portable drives was consistent with the output from a credit card skimming device.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cStolen credit card information found in this defendant\u2019s residence was used to obtain products at gas stations and other retail outlets,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker. \u201cThe investigation also linked the defendant to senior members of Armenian Power, a gang that has been involved in credit card schemes. This type of fraud harms millions of Americans and can be used to fund other illegal activity, which is why law enforcement is committed to uncovering these schemes and prosecuting the perpetrators.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0The investigation into Kechedzian stemmed from the discovery in 2013 of two counterfeit credit cards that were embossed with Kechedzian\u2019s name, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cToday\u2019s sentencing sends a clear message to the defendant and others thinking about taking such action that credit card fraud will be taken seriously and the punishment will involve a long prison sentence,\u201d stated IRS Criminal Investigation\u2019s Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony J. Orlando. \u201cAs credit card fraud becomes more prevalent, IRS Criminal Investigation will continue to use our forensic skills to protect consumers from fraud artists committed to taking the identities of innocent victims.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Special agents testified that credit card fraud rings install skimming devices in gas station pumps and obtain credit card numbers from the devices and transmit the stolen data with Bluetooth technology. Customers who use these compromised gas pumps are the unwitting victims of the credit card fraud, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs this case demonstrates, those who steal the personal information of unsuspecting citizens to feed their own greed will get the justice they deserve,\u201d said Joseph Macias, special agent in charge for HSI Los Angeles. \u201cHSI will continue to work closely with its federal and local law enforcement partners to target these schemes that not only harm merchants and financial institutions, but cause considerable pain and ongoing headaches for the innocent consumers whose information has been stolen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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