2 Men Accused Of Trying To Purchase Over $7K Worth Of Merchandise With Stolen Credit Card: Greenwich PD

GREENWICH, CT — Two New York City residents are facing charges after police say they tried to purchase over $7,000 worth of merchandise with a stolen credit card from a store on Greenwich Avenue.

Roger Mobley, 25, of the Bronx, N.Y. was arrested on Oct. 29 and charged with second-degree larceny, payment card theft and numerous conspiracy charges related to criminal impersonation, identity theft, and the illegal use of a credit card, according to his arrest report.

Justin Gonzalez, 30, of Brooklyn, N.Y., also faces a second-degree larceny charge and several conspiracy charges.

On Oct. 29 at approximately 4 p.m., Greenwich police plainclothes officers were conducting routine patrol inside a retail store on Greenwich Avenue when they observed Mobley and Gonzalez "display behavior consistent with organized credit card fraud," police said in arrest reports.

The address of the store is associated with Saks Fifth Avenue.

Mobley and Gonzalez were detained, police said.

"An on-scene investigation revealed Mobley conspired with his co-conspirator to impersonate the victim as he attempted to use the victim's stolen credit card to complete a purchase of $7,101 two separate times," police said. "That the same victim's credit card was utilized in New York just hours prior at another retail store where they successfully purchased $13,390 worth of merchandise that was confirmed stolen by the credit card holder."

Officer Sabrina Diaz with the GPD told Patch the arrestees tried to purchase "multiple high-valued items," and there was no specific list of items included in the police report.

The arrestees were each given $150,000 bonds. They're scheduled to appear in Stamford Superior Court on Nov. 12.