ALBUQUERQUE POLICE HAVE TRACKED DOWN AND ARRESTED A MAN THEY SAY STOLE PEOPLES IDENTITIES AND GOT AHOLD OF THEIR CREDIT CARDS PERSONAL AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION BY PLACING SKIMMERS ON GAS PUMP CARD READERS. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE IDENTIFY JOSE ALBERTO DIEGUEZ-PINEDA BY TRACKING WHERE THE CARDS WERE USED, CHECKING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THOSE LOCATIONS, AND FOLLOWING-UP ON TIPS FROM THE PUBLIC.
DIEGUEZ-PINEDA WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AND CHARGED WITH CREDIT CARD FORGERY, FRAUD, IDENTITY THEFT AND CONSPIRACY.
