Two members of Mexican ORC fraud gang busted with Home Depot gift cards in Tucson- Part of the Mexican Cartel?  Two Tucson men were arrested last week after a deputy said he found them in possession of phony identification and an abundance of Home Depot gift cards. Pulled over in a traffic stop booth men were extremely nervous and after a car search the officer found Home Depot gift cards hidden in the dashboard, two fake credit cards, and false identification. "The investigation revealed that the subjects were part of an organization based out of Mexico that uses fake coded credit cards along with false identifications to purchase gift cards and other items from retail stores in the United States. The items purchased are then trafficked back into Mexico and sold for profit," Gaffney said. Sandoval was arrested two months ago in California in connection with the use of fraudulent credit cards to purchase thousands of dollars in merchandise, Gaffney said. (Source azstarnet.com)



Stolen credit card ring operating in Ripon and Stockton, CA.
Stealing credit cards from cars the suspects use them quickly and police believe that the suspects in this case may be connected to similar crimes in the area. (Source fox40.com)




Publix Store Manager’s tip leads to the arrest of a major Counterfeit Credit Card thief.  Fouad Sankis Dahdah likely didn't know he had an audience on Wednesday when he swiped several skimmed debit cards in West Boca, police said. But he did and the Boca Raton undercover police officers who were watching him knew it was time to put a stop to his alleged skimming spree. One victim reported at least $10,000 was taken from his account. The 40-year-old Hallandale Beach man had made at least 29 fraudulent ATM withdrawals throughout Palm Beach County since January, according to arrest reports. Now, Dahdah faces 65 charges — 56 of them from the city of Boca Raton alone. (Source palmbeachpost.com)

University of Illinois at Chicago employee arrested in $1 Million credit card case. Dan Kittivanichkulkrai was charged with felony theft for making unauthorized purchases of high-end computer and camera equipment with university purchasing cards and vouchers. The purchases were made over a 29-month period, from July 2010 to December 2012, at various retail stores and the university's bookstores. UIC police began investigating Kittivanichkulkrai in December after an employee told police about the purchase of computers from a university bookstore in which her signature had been forged on the voucher forms. Police also were told that iPads and a computer were bought with a university P-card at a Best Buy for faculty members who never requested them. (Source chicagotribune.com)

Police arrest seven suspects; seize evidence in Oklahoma pharmacy burglary.  Police say they have made a handful of arrests after a group of thieves targeted a metro pharmacy last week. Westminster Family Drug in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma became the scene of a crime after crooks made off with thousands of dollars worth of prescription medication. Security cameras captured someone breaking into the business not once, but twice in less than an hour. Nicoma Park police say they were even able to recover some of the stolen medication, drug paraphernalia and a handgun. Close to $7,000 worth of medication was stolen from the store but experts say it is worth much more on the street. (Source kfor.com)