A group of 12 people was indicted in Boulder County on suspicion of using credit and debit card skimming devices at convenience stores across the Front Range to steal or try to steal more than $300,000, largely from people on food-assistance programs.
Among the 12, eight people have already been arrested and charged with violating the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act when they drained people’s Colorado EBT accounts of funds, according to a Boulder County District Attorney’s Office news release. The Lafayette Police Department took the lead on the investigation — dubbed “Operation Quick Cash” — into the crime ring, according to the release.
One minor was also arrested, according to the release. The eight arrested and three others were indicted on the following charges and remain in custody at the Boulder County Jail, according to online court records…