Print

Man charged with phone code theft

By
Posted 7:32AM on Friday 15th March 2002 ( 23 years ago )
ATLANTA - A judge in Atlanta has sentenced a 34-year-old man to two years and nine months in prison for phone code theft. <br> <br> Authorities say Lloyd Richard - who lived in Orlando, Florida - prowled pay phones at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. They called Richard a ``shoulder surfer.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Authorities say Richard was caught on hidden cameras peering over the shoulders of travelers at the airport as they punched their calling card numbers into pay phone keypads. <br> <br> He is accused of getting more than 4,000 stolen calling card numbers and $1 million in illegal calls. <br> <br> The man pleaded guilty to stealing and reselling access codes. <br> <br> U.S. District Judge Beverly Martin sentenced him Thursday.

http://accesswdun.com/article/2002/3/197432

© Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.