Rochester, N.Y. — A Pittsford man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge stemming from a credit card fraud scheme that prosecutors previously said caused more than $2.2 million in losses.
Talib Hussain, 75, pleaded guilty Friday to misprision of a felony, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York.
Prosecutors said Hussain’s son, Mirza Khan, and others participated in a scheme between 2012 and July 2024 that used victims’ Social Security numbers, along with fictitious names, to fraudulently obtain credit cards from several financial institutions.
The cards were mailed to addresses leased by Khan and his co-conspirators in the Rochester area and then used to make purchases and pay property taxes, according to prosecutors.
Hussain owned a property on South Plymouth Avenue in Rochester and was responsible for paying taxes on it. Prosecutors said Khan used…
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