Man accused of stealing $100,000 in Gateway computers
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Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2008
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- A man who provided customer support to Gateway customers faces federal wire fraud charges after authorities say he sold $100,000 worth of computers he had fraudulently obtained through Gateway's computer system.
According to an indictment filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in South Dakota, Matthew Zinn illegally obtained and sold 24 computer systems between August 2004 and April 2007.
When reached Wednesday evening, a Gateway spokeswoman could not immediately comment on the indictment.
Each alleged theft included an illegal electronic communication from Florida to North Sioux City, where Gateway's computer system is, according to the indictment.
Zinn is alleged to have manipulated Gateway's computer system to inflate the price of customer systems, order a high-end replacement and alter the shipping address on the account.
He sent the computers to himself, places where he would pick them up or directly to people to whom he resold them, the indictment says. The packages he picked up were resold on eBay.
Zinn worked for The Answer Group, which provides customer service for Gateway, according to the document.
-- Molly Montag
According to an indictment filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in South Dakota, Matthew Zinn illegally obtained and sold 24 computer systems between August 2004 and April 2007.
When reached Wednesday evening, a Gateway spokeswoman could not immediately comment on the indictment.
Each alleged theft included an illegal electronic communication from Florida to North Sioux City, where Gateway's computer system is, according to the indictment.
Zinn is alleged to have manipulated Gateway's computer system to inflate the price of customer systems, order a high-end replacement and alter the shipping address on the account.
He sent the computers to himself, places where he would pick them up or directly to people to whom he resold them, the indictment says. The packages he picked up were resold on eBay.
Zinn worked for The Answer Group, which provides customer service for Gateway, according to the document.
-- Molly Montag
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