A Bloomfield man was sentenced today to 35 months in prison for failing to deliver goods his business sold to customers, stealing his customers’ credit card information and falsely claiming that purchases on his own account were fraudulent, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
According to authorities, Scott Spina Jr., 21, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Esther Salas to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. Judge Salas imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court.
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Spina was in the business of selling sneakers and other high-end items to customers that included professional athletes. However, after he contracted with these customers and collected payment, he failed to deliver the goods as promised.
Officials say Spina also made personal purchases using credit card information provided by his customers and others without their authorization. In addition, he contacted his credit card company and falsely claimed that numerous purchases on his account were fraudulent.
Altogether, Spina admitted he obtained or sought to obtain more than $550,000 in money or goods.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Salas sentenced Spina to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay restitution of $516,396.33.