Thirteen more New Yorkers — including a school safety agent — were added today to the massive list of the indicted in what officials have called the biggest identity theft and credit card scheme in US history.
Simone Abraham, 29 of Jamaica, was charged with third-degree grand larceny for allegedly acting as an “account supplier” in the operation, where authorities say she used her debit card to deposit forged checks into her account and cash out “several thousands” of dollars to split with alleged bosses, Darcel “Roxy” Kirby and Barakat Abiola.
Abraham, who is employed by the NYPD, is accused of being apart of the $13 million identity theft and credit card fraud ring — dubbed “Operation Swiper” — that was dismantled last October with the arrests of 111 defendants, said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
The safety agent was hauled off to jail still wearing her uniform pants after Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter set bail at $7,500 cash.
The 13 alleged thieves were variously charged with identity theft, grand larceny, criminal possession of a forged instrument, falsifying business records, petty larceny, scheme to defraud and conspiracy, said Brown.
Justice Buchter set bail for all the other players in the bust who acted as “shoppers” and crooked store employees at Best Buy and Loehmann’s.
Best Buy employees like Barakat were allegedly caught on camera either using stolen account holders information to purchase goods from the electronic store or made purchases with forged Traveler’s Cheques and returned the items for cash.
Since the takedown in the Fall, 75 of the defendants have pled guilty.
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