A New York resident and apparent Chinese national is facing deportation after being accused of credit card fraud against a Flagler County resident. 43-year-old Qianlang Gan was initially arrested for unrelated offenses in Jacksonville in late March before being tied to these crimes as well, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
According to a statement on the investigation, deputies were first contacted on April 1 about a Palm Coast resident who noticed suspicious charges on her credit card statement. The victim reported seeing three purchases made around Jacksonville, but said she hadn’t been in the area anytime recently.
Detectives with the FCSO’s General Assignment Unit reviewed financial records and surveillance footage from the stores in question. They soon determined that the suspect was an Asian woman driving a white Lexus SUV. She was believed to have added the victim’s credit card to her smartphone’s digital wallet, and begun using it to make contactless payments.
Footage from the three stores in Jacksonville where the purchases occurred are said to have shown the same woman making purchases on March 24. Detectives from the FCSO’s Real Time Crime Center assisted on the case, and identified the suspect: Qianlang Gan. A Staten Island resident, Gan was arrested in Jacksonville on March 26 for possession of a counterfeit driver’s license, possession of a controlled substance, and petty theft…