LEXINGTON, Ky.–A federal grand jury indicted a Chicago resident Thursday on multiple charges, including wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft, following an alleged scheme involving stolen credit card data and fraudulent gift card purchases at a Lexington Meijer.
Heng Yin, a Chinese national residing in Chicago, Illinois, was initially arrested on state charges in March at the Meijer store located on Paul Jones Way in the Hamburg area. Those charges included receiving goods valued between $1,000 and $10,000 by fraud, unlawful computer access, and misuse of electronic information.
According to the federal indictment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Yin allegedly used stolen credit card information loaded onto a digital wallet on his smartphone to make unauthorized purchases via the “Tap to Pay” method. This contactless payment scheme reportedly enabled Yin to buy numerous gift cards at self-checkout stations…