A Chicago taxicab driver has been indicted on charges of stealing passengers' credit cards, then buying personal items.
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says 51-year-old Omar Asemgar was indicted Thursday on 15 counts of felony identity theft.
She says that when he was arrested Nov. 12, officers recovered a bag containing at least 50 credit cards.
Prosecutors say Asemgar would take a passenger's credit card for payment, charge them for the ride then hand them a different but similar-looking card.
They say he'd then quickly use the stolen card to buy gift cards and other merchandise for his own use.
Asemgar allegedly recycled the stolen cards into a general pool that he'd give to new, unsuspecting victims.
It was not clear by 4 a.m. Friday if Asemgar had an attorney.
