Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner among celebrities who had identity stolen in credit card scam by Florida mother and son
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A mother and son have been accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from Hollywood celebrities by getting credit cars in their names.
Kim Kardashian, her mother Kris and Paris Hilton are among the famous names who were targeted.
Credit card details of Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise and Beyonce were also found at the pair's Florida home.
Con-man: Luis Flores, 19, is accused of stealing personal information of celebrities and using it to steal from their credit-card and bank accounts - the Secret Service arrested him on August 7, 2013
Secret Service agents also discovered Kyah Green and 19 year old Luis Flores had attempted to access the accounts of FBI director Robert Mueller.
They also found the number of a credit card account in the name of US Marshals Service Director Stacia Hylton.
Banking information on Michelle Obama, Joe Biden, Eric Holder, Chris Christie and Bill Gates were found on a computer flash drive.
Targeted Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner were used by Luis Flores and Kyah Green in their credit card scam
Computer hackers are thought to have published the information in March, according to court documents.
When police raided the Orlando, Florida, apartment of 41 year old Green they found evidence of tens of thousands of dollars in wire transfers.
The pair are alleged to have wired more than $70,000 to several bank accounts set up in central Florida.
Court documents show that Green and Flores called credit card companies claiming to be the celebrities.
Big names: The con artists also went after Tom Cruise and Mel Gibson
They gave out different addresses to those associated with the stars and had the cards shipped overnight to their apartment.
They also applied for credit in some of the celebrities' names, including Paris Hilton.
Flores and Green were arrested on August 7th.
She was released on bail while Flores was being held without bail at Seminole County jail.
He pleaded no contest June 27 to theft for redirecting a co-worker's direct-deposit payroll check into his checking account.
Flores was working for AT&T in Orlando at the time, court documents show.
Wide ranging: The team also targeted Paris Hilton and FBI Director Robert Mueller
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