A former Cal State Long Beach student stands accused of fraudulently obtaining $20,000 in goods and services at the expense of 12 individuals and the university.

A preliminary hearing for Holly Daunielle Martin is scheduled for this morning.

Martin is charged with nine felony counts and one misdemeanor, all relating to credit card fraud. She was arrested Sept. 4, when University Police, with assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department, executed a search warrant at her Los Angeles residence.

Martin was booked at the Long Beach City Jail and released on $10,000 bail.

"The search warrant uncovered lots of evidence relating to credit card fraud," University Police Investigator John Bellah said.

Bellah said that the evidence gathered during the search included credit cards and bills issued in different names, and personal information about victims.

The case came to the attention of University Police in January. Martin's boss at the University Student Union shop where she worked, had fingered her as a possible suspect in the disappearance of her telephone credit card, Bellah said.

A co-worker told police she discovered that the limit on her credit card had been reached with purchases she was unaware of. The co-worker also pointed at Martin.

"She had been terminated," Bellah said. "They kind of put two and two together."

Bellah said the supervisor, whose name was not released, thinks Martin may have gained access to her purse while it was left unattended.

Officially, Martin is charged with receiving stolen goods and services and possession of fraudulently obtained credit card.

Bellah called Martin a "one-person crime wave."

Two victims are CSULB students, the remainder are believed to have been customers at an off-campus computer store where Martin also worked.

Bellah hypothesized that Martin used credit card applications and carbons to obtain information which she then used to gain other cards in customersÕ names. The new cards were all sent to MartinÕs residence.

Martin would then allegedly use them until the credit limit had been reached, and discard or return the bills.

Bellah said he believed Martin used the credit cards to obtain goods and services for her personal use, including perfume, jewelry and clothing.

"She even paid her tuition with one of the cards," Bellah said. "So the university is a victim, too."

Martin, who has no prior criminal record, could face up to six years in prison if convicted.

Bellah said that the victims are "pretty mad about having their credit ruined."