Taco Bell Employee Arrested For Making Purchases With Customers’Credit Cards

A Taco Bell employee in Oregon, Ohio was arrested Sept. 6 on charges of theft and identity theft after he used multiple customers' credit cards to make fraudulent purchases.

Trevell Mosby, 19, was arrested after multiple customers reported the charges they didn't make on their cards after visiting the town's Taco Bell Navarre Avenue, according to the local news outlet WTVG, where he was a server.

Kristin and Crystal Orwig noticed during their visit to the Taco Bell location that it took longer than usual to get their credit card back after giving it to their server.

"I hand the kid my card and he swipes it,” Kristin Orwig told WTVG. “He’s in there for a few minutes and kind of looks over at me because we’re like, ‘Where’s my card?’ and he’s like, ‘Oh. I’m sorry I’m having trouble with your card, I’m going to have to swipe it.”

A few days later the couple said they noticed $700 worth of fraudulent charges on their bank account. The Oregon Police Department told USA Today that the case is ongoing as they work to identify more victims.

For its part, Taco Bell said in an emailed statement, “we take customer privacy seriously. This is against our policies and the restaurant team is cooperating with authorities in their investigation."

In a Facebook post, the Oregon Police Department asked people who suspect their credit cards were used improperly to file a police report with a copy of their bank statement highlighting the fraudulent charges.