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Portland man gets 2 years in multistate fraud ring

The Columbian
Published: August 13, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in a commercial burglary and bank fraud ring that operated in dozens of cities.

U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman on Thursday also ordered 30-year-old Raymond Contreras of Portland to pay $146,000 in restitution.

Federal prosecutors say Contreras was part of a team that stole checks, credit cards and personal information from commercial office buildings and then created fake IDs to commit bank fraud.

Four co-defendants are already in prison and two are awaiting sentencing. Co-defendant Richard Mastin is scheduled to appear at a change of plea hearing later this month and Gregory Zimmerman is a fugitive.

Prosecutors say the team operated between 2001 and 2007, hitting businesses in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

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