Arrests of two people in McAllen, Texas, for credit card fraud aren't connected to the massive breach over the holidays at Target Corp., a federal official said Monday.

The comments came after McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez held a press conference earlier in the day to say that Mary Carmen Garcia Vaquera, 27, and Daniel Guardiola Dominguez, 28, both of Monterrey, Mexico, were taken into custody and charged with fraud related to the Target breach.

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