JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say James Lewis Johnson has been sentenced to 86 months in prison for his role in a Mississippi-based fraud that used stolen financial information to get money and goods and then ship them to South Africa and Nigeria.
Johnson was among several people indicted in the case earlier this year. He pleaded guilty in May to his involvement in the fraudulent scheme involving Craigslist postings.
Prosecutors say Johnson and the others would buy bank account information from hackers, steal money, and then send cash or goods to Africa.
Johnson was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Jackson. Johnson was also ordered to pay restitution of in the amount of $107,926.
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