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Grammy Award-Winning Music Producer Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Using Clients’ Credit Cards for Personal Expenses, Including his Wedding

Posted by Fay Arfa | Nov 26, 2019 | 0 Comments

A federal district court judge sentenced Anthony Wade Evans, a.k.a. “Devine Evans,” 45,  a Grammy Award-winning music producer to 24 months in federal prison for fraudulently using his clients' credit card information to purchase services for his wedding, as well as airline fares and hotel reservations for himself and his family. The judge also ordered him to pay $ $34,810 in restitution to American Express.

            Evans pleaded guilty in December 2018 to one count of aggravated identity theft. From June 2017 until March 2018, Evans unlawfully used the American Express credit card belonging to a client to book flights and pay for other travel arrangements for himself and his family members. The victim's credit card – which was still active, even though it had been reported lost or stolen one year earlier – was used to rack up 146 unauthorized charges totaling approximately $37,729, according to court documents. In May 2018, this victim's business manager called American Express and reported suspicious transactions on the client's credit card.

            Also, from April 2017 until August 2017, Evans unlawfully used a different client's American Express credit card to buy rental services and other event-related services for his wedding. Evans illegally incurred approximately $63,063 in unauthorized charges to this card.

            The losses totaled $100,792.

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