Someone used my account to buy stuff!

Hey guys, a while back, about 2 years ago I had my moms credit card on my iTunes account. My friend bought an iPod touch and asked to use my account for free purchases only. All was fine and dandy for a while, but then, he bought a TON of music and paid apps. I didn't know about it for at least a couple weeks, then I checked my email and saw a whole bunch of purchases I didn't make. It added up to about $80 I think. Well, after talking with apple for a while, they refunded it all. (BTW my friend never confessed but I know it was him, cause I saw the music he bought on his iPod.)
We took my moms credit card off of the account for a while, until I got a bank card for my small business and decided to put it on my account for a few occasional purchases for me. I didn't want to accuse my friend, so I let him keep the password. We haven't talked for a couple month for non-related reasons.
So today, November 27, 2010, I checked my email as my usual agenda (now I check my email daily for many reasons), and I found a bill from apple for $12.64. And I immediately knew all of the purchases were from him because he listens to that same generic hip hop music he has since I met him. I immediately changed my password.
So tell me forum, what should I do? Should I just contact apple again, or should I press charges? I don't even think $12 is worth my time to file a charge lol, but I dont want this to go unpunished again. I wish I could get his iPod and give it to the authorities as evidence.
Thanks for the help, atmmayes.

You already changed the password. My advice is to leave the payment method = NONE for a good long while. Only put your card details in just before you buy something, then take them right out again.
In my opinion you shouldn't have asked Apple for the first $80 refund. You know that old saying, "Fool me once shame on you, fools me twice shame on me"? Why in the world you let this person take advantage twice, I do not know.
Do you have any idea what a hassle it is to press charges? I think it takes $50 to file a claim in small claims court so that is a non-starter for the amounts you're talking about. Even if you win the case it is still up to you to collect.

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