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Thai Police arrest Lithuanian gang member on credit card fraud

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:40:55 +0000

Thailandnews.co reported, Chon Buri police arrested a Lithuanian man for allegedly forging credit cards, with his gang being suspected of having caused Bt10 million in losses.Police said the suspect, Antanas Chmieliauskas, 24, was a member of the gang, which used fake credit cards to buy goods, especially gold ornaments from gold shops in Pattaya. Read Article

ATM scam, 5 arrested, $135,000 stolen

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:42:26 +0000

Five men were arrested Friday in connection with an ATM scanner ring that allegedly withdrew nearly $135,000 from 143 victims’ bank accounts throughout Montgomery and Chester counties, prosecutors said in a news release. Read Article

Seven bank employees arrested by feds in $10 million business loan scam, Florida

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:54:58 +0000

A Boca Raton loan broker led a scam that pried more than $10 million in bogus business loans from area banks, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Frank Santa, 51, of Boca Raton, ran Palm Beach Business Consultants, a loan brokerage that specialized in landing fraudulent business loans for borrowers with shaky credit, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Santa used bogus loan applications to apply for the loans, which borrowers didn’t repay, prosecutors said. Read Article