Feds Charge Stop & Shop Thieves with Identity Theft

Four California men were arrested on Monday after being caught in the act of modifying a PIN pad at a Stop & Shop store. They were formally arraigned on multiple felony charges in state court. On Wednesday, Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against the men charging aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to traffic in fraudulent access devices. The dollar amount of the fraud is not precisely known at this time, but media reports suggest it’s at least $100,000 and will continue to grow as the investigation proceeds.

Read the AP story in BusinessWeek

Emoolaw posts discussed the discovery of the modified PIN pads and also the arrests of the bad guys.