11 Charged With Federal Bank Fraud

Eleven people fraudulently obtained credit cards and then maxed out the credit limit, with no intention of paying the money back. The defendants used fake employment and income information online, according to Journal & Topics. The scam began in April 2010 and continued until at least October 2015, according to the indictment.

Charged with federal bank fraud include Daniel Noga, also known as Daniel Terlecki, 41, of Des Plaines; Gabriel Cwynar, 37, and Izabela Kapusciak, 39, of Chicago; Jolanta Wysocka, 50, and Jaroslaw Wysocki, 48, of Schaumburg; Bartosz Pozniak, 42, of Mount Prospect; Monika Szczurek, 36, of Lombard; Marcin Cychowski, 41, of Addison; Arthur Radolinski, 32, of Lisle; and Elzbieta Buczek, 37, of Bensenville.

Journal & Topics reports:

The indictment states that several of the defendants also created phony corporations and linked mobile payment accounts to them. Fictitious purchases were then made through the bogus corporations, creating charges that were reimbursed by the credit card issuers, the indictment states.

The eleven-count indictment seeks the forfeiture of at least $1.3 million, according to the attorney's office, the Chicago Tribune reports.