INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Two men from Miami-Dade County were arrested Tuesday after one of them was caught making purchases at Target in Indian River County with a fraudulent credit card.
Police recovered two bags containing a total of 112 fake credit cards left on the side of the road with the same name, “Raul Mena,” printed on the fake credit card used at Target. They also recovered a number of gift cards from various stores.
Anibal Tanoue, 58, of Sunny Isle Beach, Fla., faces charges including fraudulent use of personal identification and felony organized scheme to defraud. He is being held in lieu of $60,000 bond.
Tanoue told authorities he was approached by Federico Wouterlood in Miami, who presented Tanoue with an opportunity to make money obtaining fraudulent credit cards and making purchases on those credit cards, according to the arrest affidavit.
The two men had a system in which Wouterlood would drive Tanoue to various stores between Vero Beach and Miami, Tanoue told police. Tanoue would enter the stores, make a purchase, and return to the vehicle. Wouterlood would then keep the purchased merchandise and give Tanoue a share of profits obtained from making the purchases, according to the official report.
Federico Wouterlood, 42, of Miami, faces one misdemeanor charge of no valid driver’s license. He is being held in lieu of $500 bond.
