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Guilty plea in $23m card fraud case
US man has admitted leading a stolen credit card trafficking ring that racked up
fraud losses of more than $23 million. Between 2010 and 2013, Miguel Gonzalez
used email and instant messaging to buy credit card data associated with around
114,000 accounts that had been stolen through network intrusions at
corporations, including retailers in New Jersey. Gonzalez and his ring used the
information to create counterfeit credit cards and then make fraudulent
transactions worth more than $23 million. Gonzalez bought multiple homes,
expensive jewelry and a speedboat. He has pleaded guilty to one count of
conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum potential penalty of 30
years in prison and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is scheduled for 21 November.
(Source
finextra.com)
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ORC Brady Bunch Arrested in Phoenix
Family of Five Ran
Retail Theft Ring - Stole Over $15,000 in Merchandise - Sold Loot at
Yard Sales Police have arrested five
members of a Phoenix family on suspicion of stealing more than
$15,000 of retail merchandise - mostly lingerie and
other clothing - to exchange for drugs or sell at yard sales. A
two-month investigation by the Phoenix Police
Department culminated in the arrest of five adult family members,
who are now
facing charges for organized retail theft, aggravated robbery and
illegal control of an enterprise.
According to authorities, the family mostly stole
lingerie and other clothing from stores around the Valley from
November 2013 to July. Among the stores that have reported losses
were Aeropostale, Dillard's and Victoria Secrets. Police said one
incident escalated when family members attempted a theft at
Arrowhead Towne Center mall in Glendale and one of them discharged
pepper spray into the face of a security guard who stopped him as he
exited the mall. (Source
azcentral.com) (Source
ktar.com) |
Community outrage over rash of beauty shop thefts in Houston
Five hair heists in just over a week, one of the crimes ended with a shop owner
being shot. Now community activists are calling for a stop to the crimes.
Robbers shot the owner of Mr. Indian Hair store last week. He's fed up and so
are others who deal in high-priced hair. Some now say they're getting serious
about defending themselves, even if it means more violence.
(Source
click2houston.com)
 Thieves
steal pricey tools from NE Houston business Kas Brokerage, a Houston
company that ships oil field supplies, is open for business today. But its
employees don't have what they need to do any work. Sunday afternoon, a pair of
brazen thieves broke into the company's northeast Houston warehouse on Lee Road
and stole thousands of dollars worth of tools. It was all caught on camera. The
thieves drove their vehicle into overhead garage door and one of them could be
seen on camera slithering his way in through the opening. He then opens the back
door to the warehouse and lets in his accomplice who is dressed in a suit and
tie. The owner says between the damage to her business and the stolen tools, the
whole ordeal is going to cost her about $10,000.
(Source
click2houston.com)
Rhode Island cracks down on cigarette smugglers - 40% of state's cigarettes come
from black market - 60% in NYC Rhode Island Gov.
Lincoln Chafee and the General Assembly recently wrote a tough game plan to
fight the explosion of tobacco smuggling under way along Route 95, “The New
Tobacco Road,” a problem that is robbing taxpayers and the state of millions of
dollars and stretching far beyond the borders of the Ocean State. Research
indicates approximately 40 percent of all cigarettes consumed by smokers in
Rhode Island are smuggled and/or purchased on the black market. Likewise, nearly
40 percent of the cigarettes consumed in the Boston area are illegal, while
approximately 60 percent of cigarettes sold in New York City come from black
market smugglers. (Source
providencejournal.com)
Russian National Arraigned on Indictment for Hacking Retail POS systems
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