EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man and woman from Brooklyn, N.Y., are suspected of carrying more than 100 credit cards and Target gift cards recoded to stolen credit-card numbers.
Omar Nelson, 32, and Tabitha Jeirles, 26, were paired up in New York City to do a "gift card" job in southern New England, according to the East Providence police. They were arrested Thursday, after an officer who stopped their car on Route 195 noticed a package of credit cards.
Both were arraigned Friday at District Court, Providence, on 10 charges including forgery and conspiracy. The U.S. Secret Service is still investigating how many cards were fraudulent, said Detective Lt. Michael David.
East Providence police charged two men from South Bronx in a similar case five weeks ago.