逾150张克隆福利卡盗刷逾95,000美元：Indianapolis男子Luis Rodolfo Valero Aldana同意就SNAP欺诈认罪
美国司法部印第安纳南区联邦检察官办公室宣布，现年26岁、住在 Indiana 州 Indianapolis 的 Luis Rodolfo Valero Aldana 已同意就串谋实施食品券欺诈、福利欺诈以及持有制卡设备等罪名认罪。相关指控属于特朗普政府消除欺诈特别工作组的工作范围。
根据法庭文件，自2024年12月1日前后至2025年12月前后，两名被告涉嫌合谋制作并使用超过150张伪造的电子福利转账（EBT）卡。这些卡是用从 Indiana、Tennessee、加州、New York、Texas 等州合法持卡人处盗得的数据克隆而成。
检方指控，两人用克隆的 EBT 卡在多家 Sam's Club 门店购买商品，再把商品卖成现金，并为此既使用自己的 Sam's Club 会员资格、也使用亲属的会员资格。Valero Aldana 被指购买被盗的 EBT 卡数据，并在住所内使用制卡设备制造克隆卡。
这些克隆卡被用于批量购买能量饮料、食用油与各类软饮料，有时一笔交易要动用多个 EBT 账户。被盗购的商品随后被卖给包括当地墨西哥餐馆在内的小商家，换取现金或支票。
2026年2月5日，执法人员搜查 Valero Aldana 的住所，查获一台用于以被盗数据制造伪造 EBT 卡的 MSR605X 三磁道卡编码器。
司法部表示，迄今归因于该计划的 SNAP 福利未授权使用金额超过95,000美元，受害的合法持卡人超过150人。
同案被告 Ana Virginia Lopez Macias 现年29岁、同住 Indianapolis，已被大陪审团起诉串谋实施食品券欺诈、七项福利欺诈以及持有制卡设备等罪名，陪审团审判定于2027年1月4日开始。起诉书仅为指控，Macias 在被法庭证明有罪之前推定无罪。
此案由农业部监察长办公室（USDA-OIG）、联邦调查局（FBI）与邮政监察局调查。Valero Aldana 的刑期将由联邦地区法官在日后裁定，助理联邦检察官 Adam Eakman 负责起诉。
More Than 150 Cloned Benefit Cards, Over $95,000 Stolen: Indianapolis Man Luis Rodolfo Valero Aldana Agrees to Plead Guilty in SNAP Fraud Scheme
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Luis Rodolfo Valero Aldana, 26, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud, benefits fraud, and possession of device-making equipment. The charges were brought as part of the Trump Administration's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud.
According to court documents, beginning as early as December 1, 2024, and continuing through approximately December 2025, the defendants allegedly conspired to produce and use more than 150 fraudulent Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. The cards were cloned using data stolen from legitimate cardholders in Indiana, Tennessee, California, New York, Texas, and other states.
The defendants allegedly enriched themselves by using the cloned EBT cards to purchase merchandise at multiple Sam's Club locations and then selling the items for cash, using both their own Sam's Club memberships and memberships belonging to relatives.
Investigators allege that Valero Aldana purchased stolen EBT card data and used device-making equipment in his residence to manufacture cloned cards. The cards were used for bulk purchases such as energy drinks, cooking oil, and various soft drinks, sometimes using multiple EBT accounts to complete a single transaction. The stolen goods were then sold to small businesses, including local Mexican restaurants, in exchange for cash or checks.
On February 5, 2026, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Valero Aldana's residence and recovered an MSR605X 3-Track Card Encoder used to create fraudulent EBT cards from stolen data.
To date, the unauthorized use of SNAP benefits attributed to the scheme exceeds $95,000 and involves more than 150 victims.
His co-defendant, Ana Virginia Lopez Macias, 29, of Indianapolis, has been charged by indictment with conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud, seven counts of benefits fraud, and possession of device-making equipment. A jury trial is scheduled to begin on January 4, 2027. An indictment is merely an allegation, and Macias is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Valero Aldana's sentence will be determined by a U.S. district judge at a later date. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Eakman is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana press release
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