Wednesday, December 8, 2010

D.C. Mayor-Elect Credit Card Stolen, Used for Alcohol and Cigarettes

Being elected to public office, especially the mayor of Washington D.C., is usually a good guard against credit card fraud.

For Vince Gray, however, name recognition was not enough when Gray left his wallet on the counter at a CVS store. 22-year-old clerk Tamika Garris used Gray’s card to buy cigarettes at the CVS store and alcohol at another liquor store, racking up almost $40 in fraudulent charges.

$40 is not a whole lot of money in the scheme of things. Gray is a politician, and $40 isn’t a big loss. I have to wonder, though, if the clerk at the liquor store didn’t bother to look at the name on the card or didn’t recognize the name on the card. Considering that Gray was elected to office just a short time ago and the clerk is definitely old enough to vote, I am pretty worried about elections in Washington D.C. Was the clerk not paying attention to the mayoral election? Did the clerk vote? How poor is credit card security in Washington D.C. that Tamika Garris, a young woman in her twenties, can walk into a liquor store and use mayor-elect Vince Gray’s credit card?

For this incompetence, I am awarding the Navin R. Johnson Award to Tamika Garris and the liquor store clerk who thought she was Vince Gray. When The Jerk can spot credit card fraud better than you, then you know you’re in trouble.

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