{"id":27184,"date":"2019-07-05T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/07\/05\/former-sailor-sentenced-for-navy-exchange-scam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:05:46","slug":"former-sailor-sentenced-for-navy-exchange-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/07\/05\/former-sailor-sentenced-for-navy-exchange-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Former sailor sentenced for Navy Exchange scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A former sailor was sentenced to nearly four years in prison this week in connection to a fraud scheme worth nearly $400,000, some of which took place while he was still in the Navy, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fedrick Emery, 23, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges, according to court records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the plea, he admitted to obtaining credit card numbers and then creating counterfeit credit and gift cards that he used at more than 20 Marine Corps and Navy Exchange locations in San Diego and nationwide, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He made more than $75,000 worth of purchases at the exchanges from April 2017 to February 2018, according to a prepared statement following his June 28 sentencing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emery also stole the identities of four individuals between December 2017 and May 2018 and used their information to obtain more than $290,000 in credit cards, car loans and personal loans, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t