HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) Three New York City men pleaded guilty today in federal court in Harrisburg to charges they possessed 62 counterfeit credit cards.
According to the United States Attorney Office, Danillo Vargas, 26, Jeriel Delosangeles, 25, and Miguel Almonte, 22, all from the Bronx, NY, pleaded guilty to an Indictment in July of 2014 charging them with one count of possession of 15 or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices.
The trio was arrested on November 19, 2013, following a State Police traffic stop for speeding on Route 30 near Hellam Township, York County. A consent search of the defendants’ vehicle yielded 26 counterfeit Mastercard, American Express and Visa credit cards plus a counterfeit Florida driver’s license. A subsequent search of the vehicle pursuant to a search warrant yielded another 36 counterfeit credit cards and a counterfeit Connecticut driver’s license. The drivers licenses bore the photographs of Almonte and Vargas. Fifty-Four of the 62 counterfeit credit cards were in Almonte’s name. The government’s investigation revealed no charges had been incurred on any of the counterfeit credit cards.
All three defendants face a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a $250,000 fine. No sentencing date was scheduled.
