CHICAGO -- A 49-year-old man has been charged with posing as a ride-sharing driver and stealing passengers' debit cards to withdraw money from their bank accounts.
Gabriel Jackson, of the Lincoln Park neighborhood, was arrested about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in the first block of West 47th Street following a "long-term" investigation, according to Chicago Police. He faces 12 felony charges of continuing financial crime enterprises.
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Jackson entered a bar posing as a ride-sharing driver and lured people into his vehicle, drove them to their destination and asked for their debit card for payment, police said.
Jackson swiped the cards through a third-party payment-processing app on his phone and asked the passengers to enter their pin numbers, police said. He then returned a similar debit card to the victims and kept their original debit cards, which he used to withdraw money from an ATM.
The amount stolen was not released.
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The crimes happened in the Central, Near North, Shakespeare and Ogden districts, police said.
Jackson's bond was set at $50,000 during a court appearance Thursday. His next court date was scheduled for Sept. 20.
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