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Published 15:10 28 May 2026 GMT
Johnny Depp has reportedly been caught up in a huge fraud investigation after his credit card details were allegedly stolen and used in suspicious transactions worth more than £520,000 ($700,000).
According to The Sun, armed police officers raided an apartment in Budapest, Hungary, where a 27-year-old man was arrested during a dramatic operation carried out on May 6. Footage of the raid reportedly showed officers in riot gear storming the property before apprehending the suspect.
Authorities allege the man obtained Depp’s American Express card details and used them across nearly two years, with transactions said to have taken place between January 2024 and December 2025. Investigators are now examining 308 separate transactions worth more than £536,000 ($720,000) while trying to establish exactly how the actor’s information was leaked.
Authorities confirmed the suspect allegedly stole credit card details from online purchases and accommodation bookings made through internet platforms. Investigators reportedly traced unusual activity linked to a high-profile US bank client back to a rented flat in Budapest.
The investigation reportedly began earlier this year after a US bank flagged illegal withdrawals to the Hungarian branch of the FBI. Police later tracked the activity through multiple investigative methods before locating the residential property connected to the alleged fraud.
The suspect has denied the accusations, though a court has reportedly ordered his pre-trial detention while the investigation continues.
Depp previously spent time in Budapest while filming Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness, a biopic based on the life of artist Amedeo Modigliani. The actor directed the 2024 film, which starred Al Pacino and Stephen Graham.
The Pirates of the Caribbean star is also set to appear alongside Daisy Ridley and Sam Claflin in Ti West’s upcoming Christmas film, Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol. The project is expected to mark Depp’s first US production since 2020’s Minamata.
That same year, Depp lost a libel case against The Sun after the publication claimed he had abused his ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp unsuccessfully appealed the ruling and later said he had been asked to resign from the Fantastic Beasts franchise. In 2022, Depp won a US libel case against Heard.
Investigators are continuing to examine the alleged transactions while working to determine how Depp’s card details were accessed.
The reported case has attracted attention both because of the scale of the alleged fraud and Depp’s connection to Budapest through recent film work.
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