MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY USING FRAUDULENT CREDIT CARDS

A man has been charged after he allegedly used fraudulent credit cards to steal money from ATMs across Newcastle and the Central Coast.

The 28-year-old was arrested at Belmont last Friday, following a four month investigation by detectives from Lake Illawarra.

He’s been charged with 19 counts of deal with property suspected proceeds of crime.

The man is a Russian national who is in Australia on an expired tourist visa.