Chris Gatling arrested, suspected of running credit card scam
Here’s the Los Angeles Times reporting on some suspected shady activity:
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Former NBA player Chris Gatling was arrested in Arizona on Thursday on suspicion of running a nationwide online scam.
Scottsdale, Ariz., police confirmed the arrest to the Associated Press and said Gatling was released a short time after he was booked. Gatling, who last played in the NBA in 2002, faces charges of fraud, aggravated identity theft and forgery.
Police allege Gatling was operating a scheme that involved multiple online businesses being used to gather credit card numbers. Gatling then allegedly ran the numbers through other businesses for services never authorized by the cardholders. Police claim the operation was being run out of a Scottsdale call center, and it included stolen credit card numbers from people across the U.S.
