5 indicted in hotel-related ID theft

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Five people have been indicted after credit card numbers from thousands of guests at the Emily Morgan Hotel in San Antonio were stolen.

Federal indictments unsealed Thursday outlined the alleged multistate shopping spree. Several defendants have been arrested.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tom McHugh says most former guests didn't know about the case, linked to the 2006 theft of receipts from a hotel storage room, until unauthorized charges showed up on their credit card statements.

All five defendants are charged with conspiracy to commit identity theft fraud. Other counts, against various suspects, include possessing counterfeit cards, have equipment to make such cards, aggravated identity theft and money laundering.

The hotel's Westmont Hospitality Group in Houston had no immediate comment.