Gwinnett Man Wanted by Secret Service Arrested in Tennessee

Tennessee authorities have arrested a Gwinnett County man they say is wanted by the U.S. Secret Service as part of a $2 million fraud investigation.

The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office in Murfreesboro said Kyandre Banks, 26, of Lilburn, was apprehended Monday on Interstate 24 by the agency’s Interstate Crime Enforcement Unit. Banks was reportedly one of several suspects wanted by the Secret Service.

The sheriff’s office said in a news release that Banks has a federal warrant issued for him by the Secret Service in Boise, Idaho. ICE Sgt. Shawn Applegate said Banks was previously indicted on charges of aggravated identity theft, wire fraud and conspiracy and had been on the run for more than a year.

“The group that he was indicted with is alleged to have committed over $2 million in fraudulent purchases,” Sgt. Applegate said in the news release.

ICE deputies found illegal card scanning devices and dozens of gifts cards in the car Banks was driving, as well as receipts showing the purchases of multiple gift cards from Kroger stores in Kentucky and Tennessee.

Banks’ passenger, Muriki Rezende, 18, of Norcross, was found with three fake identifications from California and Texas, the sheriff’s office said.

Banks and Rezende have been charged in Tennessee with felony criminal simulation. Banks is being held in the Rutherford County jail without bond for the Secret Service. Rezende is being held on a $10,000 bond.

Photos: Kyandre Banks, Muriki Rezende; Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office