Man Arrested for Credit Card Fraud by Wilton PD is Sentenced

WILTON, CT — A U.S. Distrct Court in Hartford yestrday sentenced a man apprehended by the Wilton police for credit card fraud in 2017.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between approximately December 2016 and February 2017, Elijah Chin, 28, of Federal Way, Washington, was involved in a scheme in which credit card accounts were opened electronically using personal identifying information from Connecticut residents. After the credit card issuers mailed credit cards to the victims’ home addresses, Chin took the cards directly from the victims’ mailboxes. Chin then used the credit cards to purchase gift cards, prepaid cards and other items totaling $63,941.60 at various retail establishments in Connecticut.

The Wilton Police Department arrested Chin on related state charges on Feb. 22, 2017. At the time of his arrest, Chin possessed numerous fraudulently issued credit cards, prepaid cards purchased with the fraudulently obtained credit cards, and mail addressed to Connecticut residents.

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On Apr. 30, 2018, Chin pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

Chin, was sentenced to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, He has been released on bond, and ordered to report to prison on Dec. 28.