| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: KANTER, MICHAEL 0155 (AR09109493) DID UNLAWFULLY AND KNOWINGLY OBTAIN MONEY, GOODS OR SERVICES, TO WIT: GASOLINE, CIGARETTES, AND MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS, OF A VALUE OF $135.19, BY FRAUDULENT USE OF A CREDIT CARD OR BY UNLAWFULLY USING A CREDIT CARD THREE OR MORE TIMES WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD, TO WIT: THE DEFENDANT USED THE VICTIM'S SUNTRUST VISA CHECK CARD, NUMBER 4011801342570678, WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SAID CARDHOLDER WITH THE INTENT TO DEFRAUD THE CARDHOLDER, THE ISSUER, OR THE PERSONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SAID GOODS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 817.61; AND DID UNLAWFULLY FORGE A CERTAIN RECEIPT FOR MONEY, GOODS, OR OTHER PROPERTY, TO WIT: A CREDIT CARD RECEIPT, (SUNTRUST VISA CHECK CARD, NUMBER 4011801342570678), FOR THE PURCHASE OF GASOLINE, CIGARETTES, AND MISCELLANEOUS FOOD PRODUCTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $135.19, GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES OF SHELL GAS STATION AND MURPHY GAS STATIONS, AND THE DEFENDANT DID FORGE ON SAID RECEIPT THE NAME OF THE VICTIM, WITH THE INTENT TO THEREBY INJURE OR DEFRAUD THE VICTIM, THE LAWFUL CARDHOLDER, OR SUNTRUST BANKS, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 831.01. ON 052909, THE VICTIM REPORTED TO THE CITRUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT ON 052809, SHE WENT TO RETRIEVE HER SUNTRUST VISA CHECK CARD FROM HER PURSE AND DISCOVERED IT MISSING. SHE DISCOVERED THE CARD MISSING WHILE AT WORK AT CITRUS HEALTH AND REHAB, IN INVERNESS FLORIDA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VICTIM REPORTED THE CARD MISSING TO HER BANK. WHILE AT THE BANK EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO TELL HER THAT HER CARD HAD BEEN USED FIVE TIMES ON 052809. THE CARD HAD BEEN USED AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION, IN INVERNESS TO MAKE A PURCHASE, THE SHELL GAS STATION LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 44 AND INDEPENDENCE, AND AT THE SHELL GAS STATION ON MAIN STREET IN DOWNTOWN INVERNESS. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FRAUDULENT PURCHASE WAS $135.19. ON 061109, I RESPONDED TO THE SHELL GAS STATION ON MAIN STREET. THERE I DISCOVERED THAT THE BUSINESS HAD NO VIDEO OF THE VICTIM'S CARDS USAGE, HOWEVER THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ME A COPY OF A SIGNED CREDIT CARD RECEIPT FOR THE PURCHASES THERE. THE RECEIPT WAS SIGNED WITH THE VICTIM'S NAME. I THEN RESPONDED TO THE SHELL GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY 44. I WAS NOT ABLE TO OBTAIN ANY EVIDENCE OF VALUE THERE. I THEN RESPONDED TO THE MURPHY GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY 44. WHILE THERE WE REVIEWED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOR THE TIME FRAME OF THE CARDS USAGE AT THAT LOCATION. THE VIDEO SHOWS THAT A WHITE FEMALE WITH LONG BROWN HAIR WEARING PURPLE HOSPITAL SCRUBS USED THE CREDIT CARD TO MAKE PURCHASES. THE VIDEO ALSO SHOWED THAT SAME PERSON SIGNING THE CREDIT CARD RECEIPT. THE PERSON SEEN USING THE CARD CAN BE SEEN ARRIVING AND LEAVING IN A GOLD FOUR DOOR COMPACT VEHICLE. PRIOR TO LEAVING MURPHY GAS STATION EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE ME A COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON MAKING THE PURCHASES. THE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON MAKING THE PURCHASES WAS SHOWN TO THE VICTIM. THE VICTIM WAS ABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE PERSON USING THE CARD AS AN EMPLOYEE OF CITRUS HEALTH AND REHAB. SHE IDENTIFIED THE PERSON BY HER NICK NAME, SISSY. THE VICTIM ALSO KNEW THAT SISSY DROVE A SMALL FOUR DOOR COMPACT VEHICLE, WHICH SHE THOUGHT WAS A CAMRY. SHE EXPLAINED THAT SISSY WORKED IN THE JANITORIAL SERVICES AREA AT THE FACILITY, AND HAD ACCESS TO WHERE THE VICTIM HAD HER PURSE STORED. I THEN RESPONDED TO CITRUS HEALTH AND REHAB WHERE, I MET WITH THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS SHOWN THE PICTURES OF THE PERSON USING THE CREDIT CARD AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION. HE IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THAT PERSON AS THE DEFENDANT WHO ALSO GOES BY THE NICKNAME OF SISSY. THE DEFENDANT WAS BROUGHT TO THE MAINTENANCE OFFICE TO BE INTERVIEWED. SHE WAS READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS PER PREPRINTED CARD IN FRONT OF THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. SHE INITIALLY STATED THAT SHE DID NOT WANT TO TALK. SHE DID NOT SAY THAT SHE WANTED A LAWYER. I THEN ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT SHE WAS BEING PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR FELONY CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND FORGERY OF A CREDIT CARD RECEIPT, AT WHICH TIME SHE EXPLAINED SHE HAD OBTAINED THE CARD FROM BRANDY. SHE THEN INITIALLY DENIED USING THE CARD, BUT AFTER BEING SHOWN THE PHOTOGRAPH AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION, ADMITTED TO USING IT, HOWEVER, SHE EXPLAINED SHE RECEIVED THE CARD FROM BRANDY AND THOUGHT IT WAS BRANDY'S CARD. SHE COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME IF SHE THOUGHT IT WAS BRANDY'S CARD, WHY SHE WOULD SIGNED THE VICTIM'S NAME AND NOT BRANDY'S. THE DEFENDANT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED. WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, SHE ADMITTED TO USING THE CARD AT THE MAIN STREET SHELL ALSO. SHE EXPLAINED SHE HAD RECEIVED THE CARD FROM BRANDY AFTER BRANDY HAD USED IT AT THE SHELL GAS STATION ON HIGHWAY 44. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEFENDANT THAT HER STORY DID NOT MAKE SENSE, SINCE THE CARD WAS FIRST USED AT THE MAIN STREET SHELL, THEN AT THE MURPHY GAS STATION, AND THEN FINALLY AT THE SHELL ON HIGHWAY 44. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEFENDANT AGAIN THAT SHE WAS BEING ARRESTED FOR FELONY CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND FORGERY OF A CREDIT CARD RECEIPT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY, SHE WAS BOOKED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED CHARGES. BOND WAS SET AT A TOTAL OF $4,000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT* |
