COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) -Riverside County Investigators uncover a major gift card fraud operation in the Coachella Valley. According to the Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a report of gift card fraud occurring at a business in the Valley on March 16th.
During the investigation deputies identified a 36-year old resident of Alhambra as the suspect. The suspect was later located in Cathedral City and was taken into custody.
Deputies obtained a search warrant for the suspect’s car and during the search located over 9,000 fraudulent gift cards valued over $2.1 million dollars. The suspect was taken into custody and awaiting official charges from the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office…