A homeless man told police he had spent last month using stolen credit card numbers to stay in a hotel, according to court records.
On Monday, Bowling Green Police officers made contact with 36-year-old Matthew Wallace at Staybridge Suites due to an active warrant.
Police also received information that Wallace was using stolen credit card numbers to rent rooms.
According to the citation, Wallace waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with police.
Wallace confirmed he has been obtaining credit card numbers both from the dark web and from other means and renting rooms with the stolen information for a couple months.
Police say he estimated 25 of the past 30 nights he had used stolen information to rent rooms.
According to court records, a conservative estimate would place his fraudulent use of a credit card at at least $2,500 (using $100 per night).
Wallace said the reason for the fraud was so he and his boyfriend didn’t have to sleep in the cold.
He also admitted to providing stolen credit card information to other subjects.
Evidence from his phone, viewed with consent from Wallace, supports that he was trafficking in the financial information.
Wallace was arrested and charged with trafficking in financial information, fraudulent use of a credit card ($1,000 but less than $10,000), and was served an active warrant for another police agency.
He is being held in the Warren County Jail under a $25,000 cash bond. He is scheduled to appear in court on January 26.
Source: WBKO
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