US woman jailed over $200m scam

A Philadelphia woman has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for her role in a $US200 million ($A271.50 million) credit card fraud scheme.

The US Department of Justice is calling the scam the largest it has prosecuted.

Vernina Adams was sentenced in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, on Friday after having pleaded guilty.

The Department of Justice says the New Jersey-based crime ring created more than 7000 fake identities to get tens of thousands of credit cards.

Nineteen people were charged, including 34-year-old Adams in 2013.

Officials say the scheme involved pumping up the creditworthiness of the fake identities to max out the credit cards and never repay them.

They say Adams helped construct the elaborate network of false identities.

A message seeking comment from her lawyer hasn't been returned.