NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A California man is accused of using more than 40 different stolen credit card numbers and making more than 60 attempted transactions at stores across Metro Detroit in a “sophisticated” tap-to-pay identity theft scheme, officials said.
Jian-Wei “Juan” Li, 40, of Hayward, California, has been charged with three counts of identity theft.
Li was arrested on Nov. 18, 2025, after a surveillance operation by the Michigan Attorney General/Michigan State Police Focused Organized Crime Enforcement (FORCE) Team and the Northville Township Department of Public Safety…