Police arrest 6 for info theft from T.J. Maxx, others - USATODAY.com: "MIAMI (AP) -- Police charged six people with stealing credit card numbers from a TJX Cos. database to purchase about $1 million in merchandise with gift cards, authorities said Friday.

TJX is the parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods and other chains.

The company reported last year that hackers had gotten into a credit card database and many numbers had been stolen, Gainesville police Sgt. Ray Barber said.

The six people were arrested in Miami on March 8 and charged with one felony count each of conducting an organized scheme to defraud, while four others remain at large, Barber said.

In November, Gainesville police launched an investigation after two local Wal-Mart stores reported two gift card purchases of $18,000 and $24,000, Barber said.

The gift cards were bought from Wal-Mart stores throughout northern Florida and used in Miami to acquire large quantities of electronics and jewelry at Sam's Club stores, Barber said.

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