SAN DIEGO–A man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in San Diego by United States District Court Judge Roger T. Benitez to serve 48 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, based upon his conviction for credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft. In 2010, the United States successfully obtained Lu’s extradition from Japan to face these charges.
According to court records, in 2008 Lu gained unauthorized access to the names and personal identification information of many employees of a local San Diego business and their family members. Lu used this stolen information to open credit cards in approximately 90 victims’ names and then used those credit cards to purchase air, hotel, and show ticket packages worth approximately $249,327 from Travelocity.com.
