FRIDLEY, Minn. (CBS) — Two men are charged with fraud after they allegedly used stolen EBT cards to purchase energy drinks they would then sell to gas station owners at a profit.
Charges filed in Anoka County, Minnesota, on Wednesday say a woman from Colorado called Fridley police to report four fraudulent purchases at a Sam’s Club and one at a Walmart.
Law enforcement identified 203 separate fraudulent transactions in Minnesota between July 3 and Sept. 28 totaling nearly$75,000. The purchases were made across the Twin Cities and used EBT cards belonging to more than 100 victims from California, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Virginia…