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Man Tried To Use Fake Credit Card, Police Say

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 20, 2008

TAMPA - This month, Cesar Manuel-Reina Verdecia went shopping at a Publix, police say, where he tried to purchase two gift cards for $600.

Shortly before 10 a.m. July 2, Verdecia, 29, tried to pay with a credit card and used a Pennsylvania driver's license as identification, according to an affidavit that describes what Temple Terrace police say happened next.

Someone at the store, located at 5450 Busch Blvd., questioned the credit card's validity.

Verdecia then ran out of the store, police said.

Friday morning, Verdecia was arrested at his 7306 Encanto Court residence.

Police found nine counterfeit credit cards and two counterfeit Pennsylvania driver's licenses, police said.

Verdecia was arrested and charged with 10 counts of forgery of a credit card, two counts of unauthorized use or possession of fraudulent identification, and one count each of grand theft third degree and trafficking in counterfeit credit cards and organized fraud less than $20,000.

He was released from jail Friday night on $35,500 bail, according to jail records.

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