US DOJ arrests five fugitives in California wanted by Germany for orchestrating a €300 million credit-card fraud network linked to German payment processors

The DOJ, acting on a German request and assisted by the U.S. Marshals Service, apprehended four U.S. citizens and one Canadian national in the Central District of California, enabling Mexico’s extradition of the fugitives for prosecution. Department of Justice The alleged fraud scheme involved fictitious merchant websites, recurring charges kept below €50 to avoid detection, and the creation of a shadow financial system through collusion with German payment service providers.