BOLINGBROOK – Two men from the nation of Ghana each were arrested this week after allegedly buying electronics with stolen credit cards, Bolingbrook police said.
Bolingbrook police assisted the Secret Service in arresting the men, Samuel Boah, 27, and Kwame Nketiah, 23, on Tuesday.
Police said both were prepared to depart the United States and go back to Ghana.
Police were alerted to the scheme Nov. 13, when Walmart employees reported that one suspect was at the store in the 200 block of South Bolingbrook Drive to pick up a television.
Employees told police the suspect was being investigated for picking up televisions in other Walmart stores while using fraudulent credit cards. Police documented the information and continued to investigate this case with the Secret Service.
The men were taken into custody, interviewed, processed and taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility. They each face two counts of felony retail theft.