Chinese national pleads guilty to large-scale gift card fraud

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-20 11:19:21 | Updated at 2024-12-20 16:49:52 5 hours ago
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Chinese national pleads guilty to large-scale gift card fraud
The Federal Newswire ^ | Dec. 18, 2024 | Staff

Posted on 12/20/2024 3:12:59 AM PST by Leaning Right

A Chinese national, Donghui Liao, has admitted guilt in a case involving access device fraud in Ocala, Florida.

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The plea agreement outlines an organized scheme targeting a large retail store. Individuals involved in the scheme would steal gift cards from the store and obtain account information from them. These altered cards were then resealed and placed back on shelves at different store locations for unsuspecting customers to purchase. Once purchased and loaded with funds by customers, the fraudsters accessed these funds without customer knowledge.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: fraud; giftcards

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It has been reported elsewhere that the suspects are in the country illegally. Well, that’s a surprise…not.

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