Posted December 16, 2016 12:48pm
(KAIR)--Another person is in custody in connection with financial crimes first reported Nov. 17 in Atchison County.
According to a report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, St. Joseph resident, 28-year-old Lisbet Ramirez Gonzales was arrested Thursday for multiple counts of computer crimes and criminal use of a financial card.
During the ongoing investigation by the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and investigators have been asking for video and photos from businesses affected by the fraudulent financial transactions.
Based on that footage, deputies were able to determine a connection between Gonzales and Yunier Benitiz Perez—who was arrested Dec. 9 by Atchison Police for the same crimes.
Clothing Perez was wearing at the time of his arrest matched clothing worn by a suspect in some of the video footage obtained by the sheriff’s office. That suspect was determined to be Gonzales.
Laurie said Perez will be facing more charges from the Sheriff’s Office on the financial crimes.
Gonzales remains in the Atchison County Jail without bond.
Perez, Gonzales’s alleged partner in the crimes, was arrested after a resident of Jefferson County alerted Atchison Police Dec. 9 of fraudulent purchases at Walmart.