Police: Woman ran up $20K using fraudulent credit cards

Published: Aug. 4, 2016 at 5:27 PM EDT|Updated: Aug. 4, 2016 at 5:54 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - A Louisville woman has been ordered to appear in court on charges that she used fraudulent credit cards to make thousands of dollars in transactions over a four month period.

Rajah Yvette Hardy, 21, is charged with one count of theft by deception over $10,000.

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A criminal summons says Hardy and another person opened two credit card accounts in the name of a female relative without her knowledge. Between January 17 and May 17 of this year, the summons says the pair ran up a total of $20,346.41 by using the cards to make purchases items and get cash from banks and ATMs.

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Hardy will appear in Jefferson District Court August 23.

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