Two New Jersey cousins were taken into custody after allegedly using fraudulently obtained rewards points to purchase nearly $100,000 in goods from area Giant Eagles.

Jose Samuel Morales Ingles, 35, and William Moises Lopez Ingles, 33, both of Camden, N.J., were arraigned Saturday by Magisterial District Judge Andrew L. Blattenberger on single felony counts of criminal attempt – access device counterfeit, criminal attempt – retail theft and criminal attempt – theft. Morales Ingles also faces single felony counts of conspiracy – access device counterfeit, conspiracy – retail theft and conspiracy – theft.

They are being held at the Blair County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail each.

Logan Township police responded to the Giant Eagle located at 181 Sophira Lane about 12:50 p.m. Saturday for a report of a fraudulent transaction. They were told two individuals, later identified as Lopez Ingles and Morales Ingles, were sitting in a vehicle in the curbside assistance parking lot after allegedly placing an order using fraudulent cards, according to the affidavit of probable cause.

On scene, officers spoke to Giant Eagle’s loss prevention detective, who said Lopez Ingles had made multiple purchases at the Giant Eagles in Bedford, Roaring Spring and several GetGo locations using reward points on Thursday and Friday. The detective said Lopez Ingles used about 96,955 reward points in the two-day time period, which was equivalent to about $96,955. To do this, Lopez Ingles would have needed to purchase about $96,955 worth of products within the past 19 days, leading the detective to believe the points were fraudulently obtained. The detective also told officers that Lopez Ingles and Morales Ingles had attempted to purchase about $1,791 worth of products using rewards points from the Sophira Lane location, the police report states.

In an interview, Lopez Ingles told officers he used his rewards points to buy the items but couldn’t accurately say how he accumulated so many points. He said there were no Giant Eagles in his area, which is why he and Morales Ingles traveled four hours to make the purchases, the report states.

Morales Ingles told officers that Lopez Ingles didn’t have any rewards points at the beginning of January. He said Lopez Ingles was making a lot of purchases to start earning rewards points, the report states.

Lopez Ingles and Morales Ingles are scheduled for preliminary hearings in front of Magisterial District Judge Matthew Dunio on Feb. 12.