Buffalo man sentenced for fraud

A Buffalo man convicted of conspiracy to commit access device fraud was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to 21 months in prison Wednesday.

Randy Jarrett, 45, also was sentenced to three years supervised release and ordered to pay about $291,000 in restitution.

Between July and December 2013 Jarrett conspired with others, including Ricky Butler, Tamika Favors, and Catherine Jarrett, to use credit cards without the permission of the card holders, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Butler used the actual account holder’s personal information and account access information to contact financial institutions to get new or replacement credit cards issued, prosecutors said.

The scheme garnered 17 unauthorized credit cards mailed to properties owned or controlled by Randy Jarrett and his mother, Catherine Jarrett.  The cards were used by the Jarrett and the co-defendants to make purchases of more than $330,000.

Favors and Catherine Jarrett have been convicted and are awaiting sentencing.  Butler is scheduled for trial in February.