Saturday, August 30, 2008

Credit Card Thief Held on One Million Dollar Bond

It seems kind of excessive to hold a credit card thief on a million dollar bond, but apparently in the Covina, CA, a suspect was arrested for using stolen credit cards to purchase gas.

Sisak Khudaverdyan, 28, of Glendale drove up to a filling station in a Ford Econoline Van and started pumping gas. At gas stations, there is a $100 per charge limit when buying gas, or roughly 25 gallons. If you exceed that, you need to use a different card.

After the thief pulled out a third card, the gas station attendant called the police. When the LAPD arrived, the found two 50 gallon dumbs inside the van rigged to fill up from the external nozzle and dozens of stolen credit cards.

The suspect was out on bail for allegedly committing the identical crime in the Ventura County, and the bail was set for 1 million.

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