NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities have arrested 30 people in connection with a stolen credit card and identity theft ring in Queens.
The ring was responsible for stealing personal credit information from hundreds of consumers at a cost of more than $3.5 million in losses to individuals and financial institutions.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said Thursday that many of the defendants are accused of going on shopping sprees, purchasing tens of thousands of dollars in high-end electronics and fashion merchandise.
Authorities also busted four fake identification “mills” where forged documents were manufactured.
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