Internationally wanted man found with 130 credit cards in Porter County
PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — An internationally wanted man was charged with several counts related to fraud after he was arrested Saturday in Porter County.
Just after 2 p.m. a DEA agent was parked near mile marker 36 on I-90 when he observed a vehicle with dark window tint following a semi-truck 'dangerously' close.
The driver, later identified as Anatolie Cataraga, 41, of Philadelphia, was pulled over around mile marker 40 and gave the agent a false name, according to court documents.
Cataraga said he spoke Russian and the agent communicated with him using a translator device.
The agent noticed 'unusual wear and tear' near the central air vent during a search, according to documents.
Internationally wanted man found with 130 credit cards in Porter County
The agent removed the vent and observed a black satchel inside of it. The satchel contained 130 cards, described as 'poor quality credit cards,' and a wallet containing three passports, one from Romania and two from Moldova.
There was matching government ID's with Cataraga's face on them and multiple skimming devices were located as well, court documents allege.
A Porter County detective went to the Hobart Police Department that evening to interview Cataraga.
A Hobart detective told the responding detective that Cataraga had an active warrant out of Moldova by the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL).
The Porter County detective scanned each bank card and found that none of them matched information to what was on the physical card. The detective noted in a court document that four digit codes were placed on the back of each card.
Authorities allege Cataraga was using skimming devices and then re-coding the cards with stolen information.
He was charged with four counts of fraud, identity deception and unlawful sale or possession of a transaction manipulation device.
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