PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office of Rhode Island announced on Monday that a Providence man was sentenced in federal court for his role in a fraudulence scheme involving thousands of gift cards.
Esteban “Steven” Antonio Perez, 69, was sentenced to 36 months of incarceration and 3 years of supervised release after he and another person reportedly compromised around 2,500 gift cards, totaling more than $230 thousand in losses.
According to the U.S. attorney’s office, each of the gift cards were purchased in bulk by more than 80 community organizations to help people in need…