Disney Employee Charged In Card Skimming

A Walt Disney World employee used skimming devices at several of the resort’s hotels to steal credit card information from guests, according to federal documents.

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Authorities tracked the skimming device back to Ana Rosa, a front desk clerk at Saratoga Springs Resort and Old Key West Resort, both of which are owned by Disney.

Rosa was responsible for skimming 173 credit card numbers and is responsible for more than $83,000 in losses. She had worked for Disney since 1997. In her most recent role, she registered guests and accepted payments.

Authorities recovered a skimming device from a computer used to check-in guests at Saratoga Springs. Rosa says she never used any of the card numbers that were taken, and told investigators she placed at least three skimming devices on computers at her work, according to a report by WESH.com in Orlando.

Rosa said she would periodically remove the devices and then turn them over to another man who had paid her. The last device was placed on a computer in November 2009, she said.

Rosa entered a plea deal with authorities, which will require her to serve at least two years in prison. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 30.


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