LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say a dozen people have been arrested as part of a federal investigation into a large-scale credit card skimming operation that targeted Southern California restaurant patrons.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says early-morning raids Tuesday at properties in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties targeted a pair of street gangs.
The 12 suspects are charged in a fraud indictment that says portable credit card skimming devices were placed at a Huntington Beach restaurant.
The Los Angeles Times reports (https://lat.ms/2qWpl0Y) more than 500 credit cards were compromised and banks reported losses of more than a half-million dollars.
At least one of the defendants is also charged with large-scale drug sales.
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, https://www.latimes.com/
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