REVERE — A Revere man pleaded not guilty to charges related to credit card fraud and larceny in Chelsea District Court Thursday.
Jammy Alphonse, 24, of Revere, and John Lubin, 24, of Somerville, were arrested in a Revere apartment Thursday following a three-month credit card fraud and larceny investigation by Saugus Police.
“Whenever you get drugs and a gun off the street and arrest the people allegedly responsible for bringing this into our neighborhoods it is a good day for law enforcement and the community,” said Saugus Police Chief Domenic DiMella in a statement.
Alphonse was charged with trafficking more than 200 grams of cocaine, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, receiving stolen property over $250, identity fraud, possession of a counterfeit credit card press, and possession of a blank credit card.
Lubin was charged with credit card fraud over $250, and larceny over $250 by false pretense.
During a search by Revere Police Department Criminal Investigation Division and detectives from the Saugus Police Department, detectives seized 2 kilograms of cocaine, approximately $75,000, a firearm, a credit card embossing machine, and a computer with an encoder used to imprint names and account information to create fraudulent credit cards, according to Revere and Saugus press releases.
Alphonse entered a not guilty plea and was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Arraignment information on Lubin was not immediately available.
“I am proud of the continuing enforcement to rid the community of illegal narcotics and weapons,” Chief James Guido said. “The Revere Police Department strives to make the City of Revere safer every day.”
