The Brief
- Three men are jailed in Dallas County, accused of a massive $14M gift-card fraud scheme.
- Investigators say they cloned cards, stealing from up to 10 stores a day for seven months.
- All three suspects have immigration holds as authorities warn shoppers to inspect gift cards closely.
GARLAND, Texas – All three suspects have immigration holds and are being held in Dallas County Jail. State officials estimate $14 million in fraud.
Garland gift card arrests
The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center says Kristians Petrovskis, Romunds Cubrevics and Nurmunds Ulevicus are suspected of gift card cloning and possessed more than 400 gift cards when arrested.
The Garland Police Department was tipped off by TFCIC that Petrovskis was stealing cards from a Walgreens off Broadway Boulevard on Dec. 15, and other stores in the area.
Officers found “a shopping bag of gift cards in the trunk.” The estimated potential loss was more than $26,000, a fraction of the $14 million value state officials believe this trio is responsible for scamming. …