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'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Long Island Scam 'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Long Island Scam
'Bust-Out' Sentence: Man Steals $290K Using Fake Credit Cards In Long Island Scam Officials announced that a man has been sentenced to time behind bars for a “bust-out” scam in which he opened credit cards in other people’s names — including people who have died — to make expensive purchases that he could then resell. On Wednesday, July 26, 58-year-old John Chen was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years in prison for charges related to the scam, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Between November 2020 and December 2021, American Express investigators noticed that about 10 cardholders were making similar expensive purchases at the same stores. The majo…