Man buys car with stolen credit card number
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Louisville man has been arrested for using a stolen credit card number to get himself a new ride.
Yoel Dayran Baster-Gonzalez, 24, is charged with misuse of electronic information to make a fund transfer.
An arrest warrant says that on October 4, 2015, Baster-Gonzalez used a stolen credit card number to make a $2,500 down payment on a car at dealership.
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The owner of the credit card, who still had the card in his possession, reported the unauthorized charges to Louisville Metro police. The investigation led police to the dealership where information on the purchase paperwork identified the buyer as Baster-Gonzalez.
Baster-Gonzalez is also being held on a number of traffic charges.
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