Las Vegas, Dec 8 – Las Vegas police, the FBI and other agencies on Monday conducted a sweep of suspected white-collar criminals with Eastern European ties that netted at least 20 local arrests, including Albanians living in the United States.
The suspects were wanted on local and federal charges in crimes that involve credit-card fraud, forgery, money laundering and weapons’ violations.
At least 20 people were arrested throughout the Las Vegas Valley who were considered responsible for accumulating more than one million dollars illegally.
A trademark of the suspects involved stealing identities and using fake credit or debit cards to take out money at casinos. The suspects would also use the fraudulent cards to buy things and then sell their purchases.
Those arrested belonged to several organized crime groups from countries including Russia, Bulgaria, Armenia and Albania.
US white-collar crime sweep nets arrests of some Albanians
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