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(Pittsburgh, Pa.) After deliberating for approximately one hour, a federal jury returned a verdict finding 41-year-old Iklas Davis, of Turtle Creek, guilty of one count of conspiracy, one count of use of unauthorized devices and one count of aggravated identity theft.
Davis was tried before United States District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway, who prosecuted the case, the evidence presented at trial established that in the summer of 2017, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and the Allegheny County Police investigated a series of vehicles that had been broken into while parked at various entertainment venues, including the Boyce Wave Pool, the Pittsburgh Zoo and similar venues. The victims reported the theft of their credit cards and means of identification and the use of the credit cards, typically on the same day as the break-ins occurred. Investigators secured video of Davis using and attempting to use some of the stolen credit cards at various retail establishments. The later investigation revealed that an individual named Terry Porterfield broke into the vehicles and then transferred the credit cards to Davis and others, who then used the credit cards to purchase primarily gift cards and electronic equipment.
Davis faces a possible sentence of up to 22 years in prison, a fine of $750,000, or both. Pending sentencing, the court remanded Davis back into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.