Secret Service joins credit card fraud investigation

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - The Walton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division announced an update on the credit card fraud cases that occurred a few months ago in South Walton.

The Secret Service has now taken jurisdiction over the 70 cases initially reported to the sheriff’s office. These 70 cases are in addition to 7,000 cases that occurred nationwide.

Numerous reports have come from victims having consecutive unauthorized charges on cards on different occasions. There is confirmation there was a breach of information from a credit card processing company which is utilized by several local businesses.

Information gathered during the investigation has provided no local suspects.