Two men are charged with conspiracy to defraud several shops across Northern Ireland
Two men with addresses in England are charged with conspiracy to defraud a number of shops across Northern Ireland.
The cases were mentioned at Ballymena Magistrates Court.
The accused are Boboye Lawal (30), with an address listed as Cooper Court, Herbert Road in London, and Kameldeen Bello (30), with an address given as Charter Avenue in Coventry.
The men had bail addresses in London and Essex. The charges relate to November and December in 2023.
Lawal faces 15 charges - 12 of conspiracy to defraud shops in Belfast, Crumlin, Toomebridge, Bellaghy, Castledawson, Moneymore, Cookstown and Dungannon.
He is also charged with possessing '£3,500' as criminal property; attempting to pervert the course of justice; and possessing a driving licence in another name in connection with fraud.
According to the charge sheets a number of the alleged frauds involved gift cards.
Bello faces ten charges of conspiracy to defraud and one charge of possessing '£3,500' as criminal property.
The men are on continuing bail, each in the sum of £2,500 and a surety of £2,500.
The cases were sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on November 28.