TRENTON — New Jersey authorities have charged 12 New York residents with a credit card scam in Atlantic City’s casinos that stole nearly $300,000.
Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said Thursday that 10 of the defendants used stolen credit cards to make cash withdrawals at five casinos in 2011. The 10 allegedly were acting under the direction of two leaders who brought them to Atlantic City, provided them with the cards and oversaw the transactions.
The 10 defendants all reside in Brooklyn or the Bronx. Alleged ringleaders Intiaz Khan and Lena Guralnik live in New Windsor and the Bronx, respectively. All are charged with conspiracy and theft counts.
The scam allegedly caused about $293,000 in losses to banks that issued the cards.
It wasn’t immediately known if the defendants had retained lawyers.
