USA INDICTS FIVE IN MASSIVE CARD FRAUD CASE
July 1st, 2013
PROSECUTORS in the USA last week revealed the largest case of alleged credit card fraud in American history. New Jersey US Attorney Paul J Fishman said the alleged fraud has cost companies more than USD 300 million.The indictment against four Russians and a Ukrainian lists corporate victims including, among others, Citigroup, Dexia Bank Belgium, Euronet, Nasdaq, PNC Financial Services, Visa Jordan, 7-Eleven Inc, Carrefour, JC Penney and JetBlue Airways. Individual identity theft victims would have suffered 'immeasurable losses' the indictment said.The defendants ...
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