One of two Algona residents charged with credit card fraud in Cerro Gordo County pleads not guilty

MASON CITY — One of two Algona residents charged with extensive credit card fraud in Cerro Gordo County has pleaded not guilty. 

A criminal complaint accuses 31-year-old Norays Abreu Perera and 34-year-old Danisbel Delgado Horta of using 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. Horta also has been charged with six counts of unauthorized use of a credit card and one count of forgery. Perera also has been charged with five counts of unauthorized use of credit cards.

Perera was due in court for her arraignment hearing earlier this week but filed a written plea of not guilty to the charges on Monday. No trial date was immediately shown in court records.

Horta’s arraignment hearing was originally scheduled for this past Monday, but has been postponed until next Monday, November 3rd.