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Fake Credit Card busts: Collier and Lee

See larger Ricardo Ignacio Pulido Armada, 41, was charged with nine counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards, and violation of probation.

Ricardo Ignacio Pulido Armada, 41, was charged with nine counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards, and violation of probation.

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  • A search of car pulled over Tuesday on Interstate 75 revealed 43 concealed counterfeit credit cards along with a fraudulent Florida driver's license, the Lee County Sheriff's Office reports.
  • Joel Rodriguez Sanchez, 46, was arrested on 43 counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards, one count of trafficking in cloned credit cards, and one count of possession of a fraudulent driver's license.
  • Ricardo Ignacio Pulido Armada, 41, was charged with nine counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards, and violation of probation.
  • Lordian Chin
  • Victor Chin
  • Frederick A. Roberts
  • FILE PHOTO: Two Miami men were arrested in April 2011 after 39 cloned credit cards were found in their possession during an Interstate 75 traffic stop, the Lee County Sheriff's Office reported.
  • Armando Leon
  • Alexi Barreto
  • Yuraldi Broche, 35, of Opa Locka, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards and trafficking in cloned credit cards.
  • Joseelier Diaz-Quintero, 34, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards, trafficking in cloned credit cards and possession of a counterfeit driver license.
  • Yaneski C. Navarro-Jimenez was charged with 15 counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards and two counts of possession of a fraudulent driver’s license.
  • The Lee County Sheriff's Office discovered 76 counterfeit credit cards Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
  • The Lee County Sheriff's Office discovered 76 counterfeit credit cards Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
  • The Lee County Sheriff's Office discovered 76 counterfeit credit cards Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
  • The Lee County Sheriff's Office discovered 76 counterfeit credit cards Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
  • The Lee County Sheriff's Office discovered 76 counterfeit credit cards Wednesday while conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
  • Juan A. Rodriguez
  • Joel Milian-Gonzalez
  • Yuraldi Broche, 35, of Opa Locka, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards and trafficking in cloned credit cards.
  • Joseelier Diaz-Quintero, 34, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards, trafficking in cloned credit cards and possession of a counterfeit driver license.
  • Israel Godoy, 42, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards after deputies found nearly two dozen fraudulent credit cards and gift cards during a traffic stop in Everglades City.
  • Vilma Gonzalez, 39, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards after deputies found nearly two dozen fraudulent credit cards and gift cards during a traffic stop in Everglades City.
  • Lisa M. Barritta, 36, was arrested Feb. 13, 2003, after police found three credit cards in her purse, with more than $1,200 in illegal charges on them. Barritta's arrest, and that of two others in 2003, led investigators to a multicounty credit card number skimming operation where ring members bought distribution quantities of gasoline on fake credit cards sporting the ripped off credit card numbers.
  • Manuel Callol, 39, was arrested as part of a multi-county credit card theft and gas fraud ring. His arrest led investigators to a multicounty credit card number skimming operation where ring members bought distribution quantities of gasoline on fake credit cards sporting the ripped off credit card numbers.
  • Ricardo Ignacio Pulido Armada, 41, was charged with nine counts of possession of counterfeit credit cards, and violation of probation.
  • Carlos Garcia
  • Francisco Rodriguez
  • Ismael D. Valle, also known as William Valle and who gave deputies a name of William H. Guiterrez, 48, was charged with five counts each of grand theft and illegal use of a credit card and one count each of giving a false name to law enforcement and possessing a counterfeited driver’s license.
  • Ignacio Martinez
  • Katherine K. Boksh-Pena was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards and possession of a fictitious driver license. CCSO deputies pulled her over on Interstate 75 and found her in possession of 19 bogus credit cards and a fake ID.
  • Carlos A. Lima, 44, was charged with possession of counterfeit credit cards and possession of cocaine after Collier County sheriff’s deputies found him with 23 bogus credit cards after a traffic stop on Alligator Alley, according to an arrest report.
  • Yosvani Reyes Rico was charged with illegal use of a credit card, trafficking in counterfeit credit cards, petty theft, passing a counterfeited credit card, use of another person's identification without their permission and display of a forged or stolen driver's license after a South Fort Myers 7-Eleven clerk and her manager recognized Reyes as a customer who had made a fraudulent credit card purchase a week ago. Deputies believe Reyes Rico has at least two names, 20 credit cards and two driver's licenses.
  • Yudeisy Pedrozo was found with 20 cloned credit cards during an Interstate 75 traffic stop on 9/18/2011, according to Lee County sheriff's deputies.
  • Jose J. Hernandez Montero found with 20 cloned credit cards during an Interstate 75 traffic stop on 9/18/2011, according to Lee County sheriff's deputies.
  • A traffic stop on Interstate 75 Sunday afternoon ended with Lee County sheriff’s deputies arresting three men and confiscating 123 cloned credit cards with an approximate value of $1 million if used as intended.

In August and September of 2011, deputies from Collier and Lee counties have made four traffic stops resulting in the seizure of 199 counterfeit credit and gift cards. Seven people have been charged or face charges following the traffic stops.

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