Two men from Tampa, Fla., who placed a credit card skimmer on a Harleysville gas station pump and were found with multiple fraudulent credit cards, were arrested in Lower Salford July 3, police report.

                Juan Miranda, 63, and Yuniel Gutierrez, 31, are accused of access device fraud, theft and related offenses. In total, the men each face 350 criminal charges stemming from the June 28 incident.

                According to the criminal complaint, the owner of a gas station on Main Street in Harleysville contacted Lower Salford Police at 10:30 a.m. July 3 after two subjects accessed the door panel on one of the pumps, which set off an alarm.

                The owner reviewed video footage and saw a brown colored Nissan Armata occupied by two Hispanic males who were at the pump during the alarm activation.

                The gas station owner was aware of an ongoing fraud investigation related to that pump, and on June 29, found a skimmer that was placed inside the pump. The owner reviewed surveillance footage and determined that the skimmer had been placed in the gas pump on June 28. Video surveillance revealed a Nissan Armata, occupied by two Hispanic males, was parked at the pump at that time. The younger man entered the store and purchased items totaling $21.35 while the older man put $19.80 worth of gas in the car. Both men were captured on video, and both purchases were made with a credit card from Florida that had been closed due to fraud, according to authorities.

                On July 3, Miranda and Gutierrez were stopped and detained in Towamencin following a traffic stop. Eventually, the Lower Salford gas station owner positively identified them as the men who had been at the store previously.

                Police searched Miranda and found 13 credit cards in his underwear, according to the affidavit of probable cause. Police said Gutierrez had 16 credit cards bearing his name and a key ring containing numerous small keys.

                During an interview with a Marlborough Township officer fluent in Spanish, Gutierrez said he wanted to take responsibility for everything. He told police that he took possession of 30 credit cards that he knew were fraudulent, in Tampa. He said brought the cards to Pennsylvania where his family was waiting for him. Gutierrez claimed he only purchased food and gas with the cards, and denied having any knowledge about the skimmer.

                According to police, Gutierrez said the keys were for a trailer, but authorities found that two small silver keys on the ring opened all the gas pumps at the Harleysville station. When officers opened the pumps with the keys, the alarm sounded inside the store, consistent with the owner's story.

                Authorities have charged both men with 29 counts each of dealing with the proceeds of unlawful activities and conspiracy to deal with the proceeds of unlawful activities, access device fraud and conspiracy to commit access device fraud, identity theft and conspiracy to commit identity theft, theft by unlawful taking and conspiracy to commit theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and conspiracy to receive stolen property, one count each of possession of an instrument of crime and conspiracy to possess an instrument of crime.

                Miranda and Gutierrez were arraigned July 3 by District Judge Scott Palladino, who set the bail for both at $200,000. Each was remanded to Montgomery County Jail.

                A preliminary hearing in the case against Miranda and Gutierrez, before District Judge Albert Augustine, has been scheduled at 10 a.m. on July 15.