The Santiago district attorney and the first hearing court judge carried out eight arraignments and ordered the arrest of 20 persons linked to a electronic commerce credit card fraud. The interesting note is that among those arrested are many from prominent and wealthy Santiago families. They arrived at the courthouse with their faces covered by towels and sheets. The arrested 18-23 year olders are suspect of having used stolen credit card numbers to carry out purchases over the internet of items as varied as computers and vehicle spare parts.
