Detroit man found sleeping in U-Haul sentenced to prison for counterfeiting credit cards

Johnson rented a van in Rochester, Michigan, for what was supposed to be a one-day rental. Instead, he drove it more than 8,000 miles until he was caught nearly a month later at a Speedway gas station.

Fearing they overdosed in the van, officers found Banks asleep behind the wheel and Johnson on an inflatable mattress in the rear compartment of the van, the release stated.

Officers also found a credit card reader/encoder, 12 counterfeit credit cards, 41 re-encoded gift cards, 54 credit card account numbers as well as $100 in Target gift cards and $365 in iTunes gift cards.

Johnson and Banks pleaded guilty in February 2019 to conspiring to use counterfeit access devices. Banks was sentenced earlier this year to probation with home confinement.