Two women sentenced in New Orleans for multi-state credit card fraud scheme |

Two New Orleans area women were ordered to prison Thursday for a six-state credit card fraud conspiracy.

Keyira Gable, 33, of Harvey was sentenced to 61 months in prison for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. Brittany White, 34, of New Orleans must serve 37 months for conspiracy to commit access device fraud and possession of 15 or more counterfeit or unauthorized access devices.

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The penalties were handed down by U.S. District Barry Ashe, whom President Donald Trump appointed to the bench. Both defendants previously pleaded guilty to the charges.

The scheme involved Gable and White buying items from chain stores using stolen credit or debit card information encoded onto new cards. They then visited visit another store in the same chain, sometimes in different states, to return the items for money in their personal bank accounts.

Gable and White were two of seven defendants in the case. Some flew to Oregon, South Carolina, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri and Florida to commit fraud, prosecutors said.