A man arrested in Louisville is believed to be part of a nationwide forgery ring involving gift cards.
Jinxian Xu, 32, of Rosemead, California, is being held at Louisville Metro Corrections on 14 counts of forgery and one count of theft by deception.
St. Matthews police were called to the Kroger in the 200 block of Hubbards Lane around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday (05/07) on report that two people were altering gift cards. Arriving officers stopped Xu at the exit.
A Kroger loss prevention employee told police Xu and another person were observed putting the altered gift cards back on the store display.
The arrest report says Xu was involved in the altering of 104 gift cards totaling $4,815 at the St. Matthews Kroger. Officers located 14 gift cards that had been altered.
During an interview with police, Xu said he got paid to place the cards on the shelf.
Source: WAVE
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