PARSIPPANY — The victim responded to police headquarters to speak to officers regarding credit card fraud.
After a brief investigation it was determined that the victim gave his full credit card information when he ordered from Cluck-U in Morristown.
Shortly after he became suspicious and observed a charge for $450.00 at the Parsippany Inn and Suites.
After a brief investigation by Patrol Officers James Seeger and Edward Elston, they made contact with Jose Alvarez, 31, Morristown, who is employed by Cluck-U, inside his room at the Parsippany Inn and Suites.
He was subsequently placed under arrest and transported to police headquarters where he was charged with one count of Third Degree Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card; one count of Fourth Degree Credit Card Theft; one count of Fourth Degree Forgery; one count of Fourth Degree Identity Theft.
He was remanded to the Morris County Correctional Facility pending his first appearance.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
