Jennifer Peltz of Associated Press reports:
Dozens of people have been charged with forming a prolific identity theft ring that used thousands of stolen credit card numbers to shop at Apple stores around the country, according to a court document and a law enforcement official.
The group obtained stolen account numbers, forged credit cards and used them to buy laptops, iPhones and other merchandise at Apple stores in locales ranging from New York to Los Angeles to Wauwatosa, Wis. — with a ringleader steering the scheme even while behind bars, according to an indictment charging 18 people with grand larceny.
Read more on NPR. A statement from the D.A.’s office is expected later today – and no, there’s been no explanation as to how the defendants allegedly obtained the stolen account numbers.