LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A total of four Chinese nationals were charged Wednesday with possessing more than fifteen counterfeit and authorized access devices as part of gift card tampering schemes, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A federal grand jury in Louisville returned two indictments Wednesday. The first indictment named Zhiqiang Huang and Chaoming Lin.
On Oct. 19, 2024, Kroger security personnel saw Lin place gift cards on the rack at a Kroger store in Louisville. Later, following a stop by St. Matthews police, Huang and Lin were found to be in possession of approximately 5,000 gifts cards. Investigators believe about 2,000 of those gift cards were likely altered…