Police seeking Iowa City man using someone else’s credit card
August 28, 2019
A warrant is out for the arrest of an Iowa City man who used someone else’s credit card at multiple Coral Ridge Mall stores on Dec. 15.
Michael Rickette, 21, 2613 Indigo Court, is suspected of unauthorized use of a credit card over $1,000 and less than $10,000.
According to the arrest affidavit, the alleged victim’s card was fraudulently charged $1,182.94; $386.87 was spent at Journey’s, $616.91 at Finish Line, and $179.16 at Victoria’s Secret.
Rickette was identified as the one who made the purchases at Journey’s by an employee, the affidavit said.
The victim accidentally left his wallet on a table at the Coralville Taco Bell on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m., the affidavit said. Rickette is an employee at that Taco Bell and was working that day from 4 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Unauthorized use of a credit card over $1,000 and less than $10,000 is a Class-D felony.