American Nationals Convicted & Sentenced for Fraudulent Credit Card Purchases

Three men, Dave Obaseki, Michael Capers, & Sean Luke, all American nationals, recently pleaded guilty to several counts of Obtaining Property by Deception in relation to several fraudulent purchases made in Grand Cayman using stolen credit card details. Upon the arrest of the men, police seized 73 fraudulently purchased items from the residence where the men were residing. These included expensive jewellery, perfumes, and electronics such as iPads and iPhones.

Following the guilty pleas, the men have been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and the affected businesses have either had seized items returned or compensation orders granted.

The conviction and sentencing of the men follows a multi-faceted investigation led by the RCIPS Financial Crime Investigation Unit (FCIU), which involved coordinating with international partners to identify overseas victims whose credit card details were among those stolen.

“We would like to give a special thank you to everyone who assisted in this investigation, from our international partners, to the front line officers who responded to the initial report, to our colleagues in the Digital Forensics Hub and the Cayman Islands Bureau of Financial Investigations. We are especially thankful to the staff of the affected businesses, who willingly cooperated with us and provided essential evidence,” says Detective Sergeant Nevron Bradshaw of the FCIU. “Their assistance was crucial in allowing us to progress the investigation quickly, so that charges could be laid in a timely manner, and with such strong supporting evidence as to result in guilty pleas. This result sends a message that such activity will not be tolerated in the Cayman Islands.”