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[Thomas H]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WRIC) — The owner of a coffee shop in the Rosslyn area of Arlington County has been convicted on several charges in federal court in connection to a credit card fraud scheme that authorities say had hundreds of victims.

According to court records, 50-year-old Eritrean Adiam Berhane defrauded Washington, D.C.-area residents from at least 2013 to 2016, stealing their identities and using them to purchase gift cards and other items.






Source:https://www.wric.com/news/northern-virg ... f-victims/

[Thomas H]

Caffe Aficionado in Rosslyn (1919 N. Lynn Street) is closed following a police raid this morning.

Police say the cafe’s owner, Adiam Berhane, was involved in a scheme to profit from cloned credit cards. She and her business partner, Clark Donat, were both arrested and charged with money laundering and conspiracy to commit credit card fraud.