Credit fraud filed

A 27-year-old Jennings County man faces criminal charges in connection with the fraudulent use of credit card information dating back more than a year.

John D. Carr, Scipio, is accused of using information obtained from the credit cards of customers of the Seymour business he was working for in 2008.

“He was taking information from information that was on file at the business,” Detective Chris Franklin said of Carr.

Carr was arrested on a Jackson County warrant for 15 counts of fraud against a financial institution. That arrest was made by North Vernon officers on Sunday.

Carr was transferred to the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown at 1:37 p.m. Monday. He was released after posting a $10,005 bond at 7:21 p.m. Monday.

Franklin said the investigation into Carr’s alleged activities began in August 2008 after it was reported by his employer. Franklin said Carr would use financial information from customer accounts to buy items from the business. That activity began sometime in April or May last year.

“They (the customers) became aware of it when they received their bills,” Franklin said. The business was the main victim of the crime because none of the items Carr purchased there have been recovered. None of the people from whom Carr stole information lost any money, but they are still victims, Franklin said. The banks backing the credit cards also were victims, he said.

According to the probable cause affidavit, Carr worked at Home Depot in Seymour in 2008. He was fired in July, according to court papers.