Algona pair arrested for credit card fraud in Cerro Gordo County

CLEAR LAKE — A pair of Algona residents have been charged with ongoing criminal conduct in Cerro Gordo County in connection with alleged extensive credit card fraud.

A criminal complaint states 31-year-old Norays Abreu Perera and 34-year-old Danisbel Delgado Horta used forged and stolen credit card information to make multiple purchases in Clear Lake between May 18th and May 30th of this year, with the complaint stating that the pair engaged in a pattern of specified unlawful activity designed to secure financial gain on a continuing basis.

Both have been charged with ongoing criminal conduct, a Class B felony punishable by up to 25 years in prison. Delgado Horta also has been charged with six counts of unauthorized use of a credit card and one count of forgery. Abreu Perera also has been charged with five counts of unauthorized use of credit cards. They were booked into the Cerro Gordo County Jail on Wednesday.

Delgado Horta is being held on $42,000 cash-only bond, while Abreu Perera is being held on $35,000 cash-only bond.