{"id":25945,"date":"2013-09-03T13:47:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T17:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=25945"},"modified":"2013-09-03T13:47:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T17:47:20","slug":"2-charged-with-using-cloned-credit-cards-in-sarasota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2013\/09\/2-charged-with-using-cloned-credit-cards-in-sarasota\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Charged With Using Cloned Credit Cards In Sarasota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-25948\" title=\"Cloned Credit Cards\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cloned-Credit-Cards-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cloned-Credit-Cards-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Cloned-Credit-Cards.jpg 607w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/>The Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office has charged two Lehigh Acres men with trying to use cloned credit cards to defraud several Sarasota area stores.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies found Alfredo Torrella, 35, and Orlando Rodriguez, 39, Friday night after they tried to buy Home Depot gift cards with several credit cards that were declined, according to a sheriff&#8217;s office news release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During a search of their rental vehicle deputies found 120 counterfeit credit cards, personal information for 29 different victims and a fake driver\u2019s license. The suspects admitted purchasing the cards and information from someone in the Miami area for about $4,500 and were frustrated because many of the cards didn\u2019t work,&#8221; the news release states.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->&#8220;While the suspects made purchases in two stores, it appears deputies stopped their crime spree shortly after it began,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25947\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-25947 \" title=\"Torrella\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Torrella-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alfredo Torrella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Torrella is charged with 29 counts of possession of personal identification<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25946\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25946\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-25946\" title=\"Rodriguez\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Rodriguez-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orlando Rodriguez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;\">Orlando Rodriguez<\/span>with intent to use, two counts of criminal use of personal identification and one count of trafficking in fraudulent credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez is charged with three counts of criminal use of personal identification, one count of trafficking in fraudulent credit cards, possession of a counterfeit driver\u2019s license, tampering with evidence and obstruction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sarasota County Sheriff\u2019s Office has charged two Lehigh Acres men with trying to use cloned credit cards to defraud several Sarasota area stores. 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