On December 6, 2017, the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Task Force conducted a traffic stop on Interstate I-10 in Jackson County. Duniesky Vizcay De La Cruz, a passenger in the car, was found to be in possession of approximately 528 “Vanilla MasterCard” pre-paid gift cards in his luggage. An inventory determined the value of the gift cards, purchased with victims’ money, was $89,900.
The investigation revealed that the 528 gift cards had been purchased at wholesale club stores in Georgia and Florida a few days prior to this traffic stop in Mississippi. Vizcay De La Cruz was charged on March 5, 2019 in a federal criminal indictment. He pled guilty before Judge Ozerden on August 21, 2019.
He will be sentenced by Judge Ozerden on November 21, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in Gulfport, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The case was investigated by United States Secret Service, with assistance from the South Mississippi Metro Enforcement Task Force.
It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrea Jones.
-- Southern District of Mississippi