Worker Admits Stealing Credit Card Numbers
From Times Staff Reports
A 22-year-old Ventura man has admitted stealing credit card numbers from his workplace and using the Internet to buy plane tickets to Illinois and London, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Shane M. Wuth, who pleaded guilty to felony identity theft during a court appearance Tuesday, remained in custody Wednesday on $200,000 bail and was expected to receive a year in jail, said Howard Wise, deputy district attorney.
Wuth stole the credit card data from four customers at his job at a Blockbuster Video, Wise said.
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