Tampa man sentenced for credit card 'skimming' fraud

Dariel Sardinas Lopez, 22, of Tampa has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for credit card fraud and ID theft, in relation to a card number "skimming" scheme at local gas stations. Sardinas Lopez pleaded guilty in April. Court documents show he created and trafficked counterfeit credit cards, which were encoded with numbers and information of victims of skimming at the gas stations. Most were unaware their information was stolen, according to U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III's office. Sardinas…