Fugitive Admits Swiping 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In 19 States
A fugitive who was captured in Mexico admitted his role in stealing information from 94,000 credit and debit cards used by customers at Michaels stores in 19 states, including New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Jose “Tito” Salazar, 44, of Riverside, CA was part of a crew that replaced card-reading terminals at the arts and crafts retailer with wireless imitations that they used to capture customers' bank account numbers and PINs, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said.
They then created copycat cards that were then used to withdraw more than $500,000 from…
Man Nabbed With Heroin, Numerous Forged Credit Cards On Long Island, Police Say
An out-of-state man has been arrested on Long Island for alleged drug possession and having numerous forged credit cards and card templates, as well as other charges.
Frank Randolph, age 33, of Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, was arrested around 10 p.m., Wednesday, March 23, in Hicksville, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids, officers while on patrol, spotted a black Hyundai Sonata traveling southbound on South Oyster Bay Road, commit multiple traffic violations.
After stopping the vehicle, Randolph park…
Thousand More Pennsylvania National Guard Members Ordered To D.C. For Inauguration Day
An additional thousand Pennsylvania National Guard members are headed to Washington D.C on Inauguration Day.
The troops are set to join the combined 25,000 U.S. Secret Service, Capitol police, and D.C. police at the U.S Capitol for the swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday.
This addition will bring the total number of PNG members supporting operations in Washington, D.C., to approximately 2,000, Wolf said.
For Trump’s inauguration in 2016, there were only about 8,000 members of security, The Guardian reports.
Federal officials have yet to provide a reaso…
Accused Of Buying Vacations, Puppies With Stolen Cards, 6 Rappers Indicted In Springfield
Six rappers accused of using stolen payment cards to buy private jets, designer puppies, and charter yachts have been indicted on fraud charges by a federal grand jury in Springfield.
The rappers - a group that includes G Herbo and Rockstar Rodie - are from the Chicago area and were indicted for participating in an alleged nationwide wire fraud and identity theft scheme.
The indicted men are Antonio Strong, 28; Herbert “G Herbo” Wright, 25; Demario Sorrells, 34; Steven Hayes, 28; Joseph “Rockstar Rodie” Williams, 28; and Terrance Bender, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massac…
