| Probable cause affidavit: |
With the intent to defraud the issuer or person or organization providing money, goods, services or anything else of value, to wit: gasoline, use a credit card, more than two times in a six month period and/or obtains money goods or services of a value greater than $100 and without the consent of the card holder; and Did willfully, and without authorization, fraudulently use personal information of another without obtaining the other personâs consent; and Did knowingly obtain the property of another, namely $500, with the intent to deprive the other person of said property; to wit; In reference to case 2013-00032782: On 03/11/13, the victim reported to the Sheriffâs Office that someone opened an Amazon account in her name. The person made multiple purchases over a few weeks totaling $1406. She named the defendant (her son) as a possible suspect. On 05/06/13, contact was made with the defendant who admitted to making the purchases but did so with his motherâs consent. He stated his mother had been at his house when he was setting up an Amazon account for himself. She asked him to create an account for her, which he did. She told him he could use her account as long as he paid the bill. On 05/06/13, contact was made with the victim who denies the entire statement provided by the defendant. She stated she has never given him permission to create a credit card account for her. On 05/10/13, a non-custodial recorded statement was obtained from a witness who stated that the defendant admitted to creating the Amazon account âout of spiteâ and that the defendant apologized to his mother for his actions. In reference to case 2013-56055: On 04/29/13, the victim reported to the Sheriffâs Office that the defendant (her son) stole $500 from her checking account to make a credit card payment. She provided bank documents that support this claim. On 05/06/13, contact was with the defendant who admitted to making an online payment to his credit card using his motherâs checking account. He stated that 2-3 days prior to him making the online payment, his mother had the electricity turned off. It cost him $400 to get the electricity turned on in his name. His mother felt bad, so she called him and advised him to do this. When asked why he took $500 when it only cost him $400, he stated there was associated costs. On 05/06/13, contact was made with the victim, who denied the defendantâs entire statement. She stated that she never would have authorized this, as his withdrawal caused her account to be over drawn by $273.93, plus a $31 overage fee. On 05/15/13, contact was made with the defendant at his residence, where he was arrested, double-locked handcuffed and transported to the county jail, without incident, where he was held in lieu of $20,000. |
