Clayton man admits making fake IDs and credit cards
A Riverdale man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to possessing equipment to make fraudulent driver’s licenses and credit cards, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Gary Lewis Williams Jr., also known as “The Duke,” could receive a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, U.S. Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said.
Williams, 39, has already been sentenced to serve three years in state custody. On Oct. 12, Williams pleaded guilty in Clayton County Superior Court to one count of first-degree forgery.
“Mr. Williams made his living making driver’s licenses, checkbooks and credit cards that others used to defraud merchants and businesses,” Yates said.
Clayton County police and Secret Service agents searched Williams home on April 16, 2009, Yates said. His home contained a computerized printing plant, including card printers, a credit card encoder, fraudulent driver’s licenses, lists of individuals’ names and dates of birth, and approximately $184,000 in cash, prosecutors said.
