2 former bus drivers Edna Wright, Sherrod Wright accused of running ID theft ring

Two former Fulton County school bus drivers are facing charges they were running an elaborate identity-theft ring out of a local hotel room.

Police told reporters that a victim in Connecticut called investigators after her credit card company noted fraudulent activity on the card at a Marriott property on Westside Parkway.

When officers got to the room, they said, they immediately became suspicious while talking to Edna Wright.

"Upon visually looking into the room while speaking to her, they noticed numerous credit cards and gift cards laid out on the table," said Officer George Gordon.

Gordon said a search of the hotel room, the Wrights' car and their apartment tued up equipment commonly used to manufacture bogus cards.

"They acquire the correct name to use by using the magnetic scanner to the back of the card," he said. "They'll take that information, emboss the actual name and other identifying numbers on the front of the card, and pass that off as being legitimate."

The couple worked as bus drivers for the Fulton County school system. Spokeswoman Susan Hale said the Wrights were no longer employed by the department. Police said there's no evidence the couple's job played any role in the alleged crimes.

A woman who answered the door at the Wrights' Alpharetta apartment said they weren't home for comment. 

Online records show both suspects left the Fulton County jail after posting bond.