A Central Florida man was arrested in a fraud scheme impacting victims nationwide.
Patrick Rose, of Deltona, is facing fraud charges and more after an investigation by the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office Financial Crimes Unit.
In November, Synchrony Bank contacted us about compromised Lowe’s credit accounts being used to make purchases in Central Florida. The investigation led to Rose, who made repeated purchases using stolen credit accounts on the Lowe’s app.
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office also determined Rose was dealing drugs from his home in Deltona and his “Fearles Muzik” recording studio in DeLand.
During search warrants at both locations, detectives recovered blank and stolen credit cards, blank, stolen and forged driver’s licenses, a printer for creating the forgeries, bank documents, a credit card re-encoder, and a ledger with personal information of identity theft victims from across the country.
Rose was charged with organized scheme to defraud, possession of counterfeit credit cards, using the ID of 10 or more more others without consent, possession of credit card making equipment, possession of suboxone, oxycodone, cannabis and paraphernalia, and five counts of possession of a firearm/ammunition by a convicted felon.
Also arrested at the Deltona house was Shamel Rose for trafficking in morphine, grand theft firearm, two counts of possession of a firearm/ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of cannabis with intent to sell, and a warrant for possession of cocaine.
According to local law enforcement, several fraudulently purchased items were recovered during the investigation, and individuals listed in the ledger were contacted to confirm they were victims of identity theft.
