CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A suburban man has been sentenced to federal prison for using stolen credit card numbers to fund his luxurious lifestyle.
Cameron York, 28, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison last week after pleading guilty earlier this year to charges of wire fraud, money laundering and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois said in a statement.
Prosecutors said York often bought items at high-end retailers and then boasted of the purchases on social media. The state’s attorney’s office shared several photos that York posted to Instragram and Facebook.
York also used the stolen information to open accounts at ComEd and Nicor Gas that racked up unpaid utility balances, prosecutors said.