PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO) said that on October 18, a shopper at the Wawa Gas Station on SE Prima Vista Boulevard thought he was having a lucky day when he took two 24-packs of Corona beer, allegedly using a stolen credit card.
According to SLCSO, they later identified the suspect as 57-year-old Carlos Alberto Becquer Estepe from Port St. Lucie.
Days later, on October 29, around 1:20 a.m., a deputy reported finding Estepe’s white cargo van parked outside his home and arrested him without incident.
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SLCSO said that the investigation revealed that Estepe had found a wallet in the parking lot of dd’s Discounts on South U.S. Highway 1.
Inside the wallet were three credit cards and a driver’s license. Instead of returning the wallet, he allegedly used two of the credit cards at local gas stations, including Wawa and Sunoco.
Estepe now faces two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card and is currently being held in the St. Lucie County Jail. This incident serves as a reminder that while dishonesty may seem tempting, it can lead to serious consequences.
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