A search of Prime’s electronic equipment resulted in the discovery of hundreds of additional credit and debit account numbers, images of approximately 32 driver licenses and ID cards, driving permits from approximately 12 different issuing states, a counterfeit United States Army ID card purportedly for a lieutenant colonel, 5 images of Canadian driver licenses, 2 Portuguese citizen identification cards and the image of a counterfeit Republic de Angola passport, 5 images of Social Security cards, and 4 images of a counterfeit $100 U.S.

While searching Prime’s residence, law enforcement officers seized 1,774 counterfeit credit and debit cards 1,490 blank cards, some of which contained magnetic stripes and credit or debit card chips 37 counterfeit driver licenses and IDs counterfeit Social Security card templates sheets of holograms used for manufacturing credit cards, debit cards and IDs counterfeit chips for credit and debit card manufacturing and printers and engravers (including a credit card printing machine and 3D printers).

Prime, a multiple-convicted felon, unlawfully possessed firearms and ammunition. He had pleaded guilty on December 12, 2019.Īccording to court documents, on September 29, 2018, law enforcement officers searched Prime’s residence in Tampa. Prime was also ordered to pay a $2,000 fine. has sentenced Michael Prime (40, formerly of Brandon) to 5 years and 10 months in federal prison for access device (credit card) fraud, identity theft, and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

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