Double-Swiping the Rewards Card Led to Free Gas for Months—and a Felony Theft Charge

A customer pumps gas at a gas station in Mundelein, Ill., on Feb. 8, 2024. Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo

LINCOLN, Neb.—A Nebraska woman allegedly found a lucrative quirk at a gas station pump—double-swipe the rewards card and get free gas!

Unfortunately for her, you can’t do that, prosecutors said. The 45-year-old woman was arrested March 6 and faces felony theft charges accusing her of a crime that cost the gas station nearly $28,000.