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Rocky Mountain News
Denver CO. Nov 7 2008
Five people have been indicted in an ID theft operation in which they allegedly used bogus credit cards and bought methamphetamines with the cash they got after reselling purchased items, Aurora police announced Wednesday.
The Denver grand jury returned indictments last week against the five charging them with numerous counts, including violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer crime, forgery, and theft.
The ring’s alleged leader, Shadwick Weaver, 35, was in custody in the Douglas County Jail when the indictment was handed down, police said. Weaver is facing 56 criminal counts and was being held on $500,000 bail.
Detectives from the police department’s economic crimes unit and a crime analyst began investigating the group in April after the found out that they may have been involved in a variety of white-collar crimes in Aurora and the north Denver metro area, detective Robert Friel, police spokesman, said.
The group members allegedly got hold of victims’ identities by burglarizing homes, breaking into cars and vehicle larceny, the detective said. The ring also possessed equipment that they used to manufacture documents such as counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Detectives believe the group possessed about 300 such bogus documents, Friel said.
“We executed a search warrant and we believe we took away their tools that they were using to carry out the scheme,” the detective said.
In some cases, they would buy merchandise using the counterfeit checks or credit cards. The ring’s members would then resell the goods to make profit, which would then be used to buy methamphetamines, Friel said.
Detectives also think that some members would present a “temporary card” to a merchant to make purchases. However, the card would not have the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. Friel said that lack of special security features should let merchants know that the card is fake. Besides, he said, “temporary cards” do not exist.
“It’s a good warning for the business community; do not accept cards that are missing the traditional components of a credit or debit card,” Friel said.
The four others who were indicted and are in custody include James Bierce, 41; Carrie Robinson, 25; and Kelly Head, 35. Detectives continued to search for Levi Fairbanks, 25.
Denver CO. Nov 7 2008
Five people have been indicted in an ID theft operation in which they allegedly used bogus credit cards and bought methamphetamines with the cash they got after reselling purchased items, Aurora police announced Wednesday.
The Denver grand jury returned indictments last week against the five charging them with numerous counts, including violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act, theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy to commit computer crime, forgery, and theft.
The ring’s alleged leader, Shadwick Weaver, 35, was in custody in the Douglas County Jail when the indictment was handed down, police said. Weaver is facing 56 criminal counts and was being held on $500,000 bail.
Detectives from the police department’s economic crimes unit and a crime analyst began investigating the group in April after the found out that they may have been involved in a variety of white-collar crimes in Aurora and the north Denver metro area, detective Robert Friel, police spokesman, said.
The group members allegedly got hold of victims’ identities by burglarizing homes, breaking into cars and vehicle larceny, the detective said. The ring also possessed equipment that they used to manufacture documents such as counterfeit checks, credit cards, Social Security cards, drivers licenses, photo identities and employee badges. Detectives believe the group possessed about 300 such bogus documents, Friel said.
“We executed a search warrant and we believe we took away their tools that they were using to carry out the scheme,” the detective said.
In some cases, they would buy merchandise using the counterfeit checks or credit cards. The ring’s members would then resell the goods to make profit, which would then be used to buy methamphetamines, Friel said.
Detectives also think that some members would present a “temporary card” to a merchant to make purchases. However, the card would not have the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. Friel said that lack of special security features should let merchants know that the card is fake. Besides, he said, “temporary cards” do not exist.
“It’s a good warning for the business community; do not accept cards that are missing the traditional components of a credit or debit card,” Friel said.
The four others who were indicted and are in custody include James Bierce, 41; Carrie Robinson, 25; and Kelly Head, 35. Detectives continued to search for Levi Fairbanks, 25.
Anyone with information about Fairbanks’ whereabouts should contact detectives at 303-739-6142.
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