Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced recently a Lehigh County man has been charged with numerous crimes for allegedly using stolen credit cards to purchase about $100,000 in merchandise from Lowe’s stores in over a dozen Pennsylvania counties.

According to Sunday in a press release, Alex Jose Rulan, 33, of Allentown, is charged with alleged corrupt organizations, organized retail theft, criminal conspiracy, identity theft and related offenses.

Rulan is at Montgomery County Jail on previously-filed charges.

“This defendant systematically targeted consumers and stores across the Commonwealth to steal high-dollar goods,” Sunday said. “The diligent work of our Organized Retail Crime Unit has stopped another criminal enterprise from inflicting further harm on hardworking Pennsylvanians.”

Earlier this year, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. reported Rulan had been using stolen store credit cards to purchase items, such as flooring, air conditioning units, vacuums and other items.

In some cases, Rulan allegedly used fraudulent identification to pose as the person who owned the credit card.

In all, between June and December 2023, Rulan allegedly targeted at least 23 Lowe’s stores in over a dozen counties across the state, purchasing approximately $96,000 in goods.

The investigation is ongoing.

This case is being prosecuted by Senior Deputy Attorney General Philip M. McCarthy.

Criminal charges, and any discussion thereof, are merely allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty, the press release reads.