Kevin Kerrigan reports:
Federal officials say two arrests have been made in an identity theft case.
U-S Attorney Lenny Rapadis has announced that Benedict L. Cruz and Melissa J. Quitugua have been arrested and arraigned on Federal charges of fraudulently obtaining more than 73-thousand dollars through the unauthorized use of credit cards and committing identity theft. The arrests and arraignment occured (sic) yesterday in Guam District Court and follows the pair’s indictment last December.
The pair are alleged to have broken into the homes or offices of seven Guamanians and stolen identification information and then used that information to open credit card and banking accounts at Navy Federal Credit, Bank Pacific and CitiBank. Just over 73-thousand dollars was stolen from the victims.
Source – Pacific News Center