The ring is the largest of its kind ever discovered in New York , the CNN says . The two-year probe , dubbed Operation Swiper , involved physical surveillance , intelligence gathering and court-authorized electronic eavesdropping on dozens of telephones in which thousands of conversations were intercepted , it said . Credit information came from dozens of European and American consumers , he says . The suspects went on `` nationwide shopping sprees , '' the DA 's office says .
The ring is the largest of its kind ever discovered in New York , the CNN says . Credit information came from dozens of European and American consumers , he says . The suspects went on `` nationwide shopping sprees , '' the DA 's office says .