[h=1]Transgender men arrested in credit card scams[/h]
Cornell Jackson (left) and Marquet Dorsey (right) appear in booking photos
Two transgender men have been arrested on suspicion of conducting thousands of dollars worth of credit card scams
Police said Cornell Jackson tried to buy more than $1,100 in sunglasses June 1 from a store in Manhattan Beach, but his prepaid card was declined.
That's when Marquet Dorsey allegedly called the store pretending to be a Visa agent and gave a fake authorization code. That allowed the transaction to be completed.
The two were arrested June 5 at Jackson's Lakewood home.
Officials said the two suspects, who were recently paroled from prison, pulled the scam at least 40 times, including the payment of a $2,900 hotel bill in Hawthorne and a $15,000 SUV in Fontana in May.
Detectives retrieved the SUV and returned it to the dealership.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8699647
Cornell Jackson (left) and Marquet Dorsey (right) appear in booking photos
Two transgender men have been arrested on suspicion of conducting thousands of dollars worth of credit card scams
Police said Cornell Jackson tried to buy more than $1,100 in sunglasses June 1 from a store in Manhattan Beach, but his prepaid card was declined.
That's when Marquet Dorsey allegedly called the store pretending to be a Visa agent and gave a fake authorization code. That allowed the transaction to be completed.
The two were arrested June 5 at Jackson's Lakewood home.
Officials said the two suspects, who were recently paroled from prison, pulled the scam at least 40 times, including the payment of a $2,900 hotel bill in Hawthorne and a $15,000 SUV in Fontana in May.
Detectives retrieved the SUV and returned it to the dealership.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=8699647