FBI Busts Credit Card Fraud Ring in Vegas

Early yesterday morning, the FBI raided a home in Las Vegas and busted a credit card fraud ring that had been counterfeiting up to 600 fake cards per day. Two Romanian men were arrested in the raid on the Vegas home. Six others were also arrested, five in New Jersey and one in New York. The ring had been able to obtain credit card numbers by having members inside retail and restuarant locations.

Read more at KVBC: FBI raids Vegas home; busts credit fraud ring

Posted on March 02, 2006 | | Comments (2)

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Jimbo said:

Yeah, I was caught in the traffic jam that this raid caused. I hope these guys get the maximum sentence. It took me an extra 15 minutes to get to work that morning!

March 9, 2006 02:37 PM

BRB said:

Yeah, that Jimbo guy always knows the score.

March 10, 2006 02:42 PM

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