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Brother-&
Sister duo busted for theft ring targeting Home Depot in Wayne, Co, Michigan
A brother and sister have been making the rounds at local Home Depot stores,
doing a lot more shopping then paying according to Police. They’ve been caught.
But now the Wayne County Prosecutor needs your help to shut down the larger
operation these 2 allegedly were in. (Source
clickondetroit.com)
Maryland State Police investigating “elaborate credit card theft scheme”; 4
charged with felony theft, conspiracy State police said they think
they have only "scratched the surface" with the arrests and are cautioning
people to guard their personal and account information, the release said. The
theft charges were in connection with an incident Friday at Resley Tire in the
Hagerstown area, to which state police were called for a suspicious situation
around 8:30 p.m., state police said A tire company employee took a telephone
order for nearly $4,000 in tires, and the man placing the order said he would
send someone to pick them up, After the tires were loaded into a commercial
rental truck, the tire company employee asked for signatures and identification,
but the two males who came to retrieve the tires sped away without providing ID.
(Source
heraldmailmedia.com)
19 plead guilty or charged in years-long credit card fraud case hitting Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan More than 19 defendants have either pleaded or
been sentenced in a years-long credit card fraud case that included incidents in
Wood and Lucas Counties. The matter had been pending in Wood County Court of
Common Pleas. The case, largely involving pattern of corrupt activity charges,
stretched back to 2011 and included approximately 47 documented incidents. The
pattern reportedly spread to other areas including Lima, Piqua, and Columbus, as
well as into Michigan and Indiana. Most recently, Otha Randall Sr., 49, Toledo,
was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison and ordered to make a restitution
of more than $81,000 to be paid jointly and severally with the other defendants.
He pleaded guilty in May to one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt
activity with specification, a first-degree felony. In the indictment, Randall
is noted as being involved personally in illegally obtaining credit card
numbers, which were later fraudulently used. (Source
sent-trib.com)
Credit Card skimmer bust in Valdosta, GA; 2 arrested with over 160 fake credit
cards The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for credit
card fraud and confiscated skimming devices during a traffic stop. Deputies with
the Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit stopped a Chevrolet Tahoe on Interstate
75 for repeatedly failing to maintain lane Thursday evening. During the stop,
deputies noticed the driver and the passenger were acting nervous and moving
around inside the vehicle, according to LCSO. Deputies searched the vehicle and
located more than 160 credit cards in the names of the driver and the passenger
that are believed to be counterfeit. (Source
valdostadailytimes.com)
Four charged with more than 70 counts of fraud in Lee Co, FL
What started as a highway traffic stop turned into four people being charged
with 74 counts of credit card fraud and a fifth with 11 counts. The bust started
as a highway traffic stop when a Lee County Sheriff's Office detective spotted
two vehicles speeding along I-75 around 12:55 a.m. Thursday, according to a
report. The two vehicles were following each other closely and the detective
believed they were associated. (Source
newspress.com)
Seattle, WA Police seek 2 women who threaten Niketown staff in robbery
La Vergne, TN convenience stores target of prepaid credit fraud: over $1000
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