23-year-old Jamari House was caught committing fraud at the US Bank on Madison Street on April 29th. While investigating possible fraud cases, law enforcement discovered a fraudulent account made under the name Robert Andrews. Andrew told law enforcement that he did not authorize the account’s creation or have anything to do with the money transfers from it. Andrew also informed officers that he lived in Colorado. During the investigation, House was deemed the primary suspect. Officers arrived at the mentioned location and spoke with House as he was making a withdrawal from the account. House was detained and transferred to questioning. House claimed he acted with an accomplice he only knew as “Juice.” He also stated that “Juice” established the account to make the withdrawals from Andrew’s account. House admitted that he performed all of the withdrawals on April 25th but stated that he gave the money to “Juice.” When asked about his activity at the bank, he said that “Juice” told him all the money left in that account was his. The totality of the funds fraudulently transferred from Andrew’s account was $33,200. Jamari House was taken into custody and charged with theft of property and theft of identity on April 29th.
Tag: identity theft
Arthur Stafford caught after cashing fraudulent check at US Bank for $1,717
50-year-old Arthur Stafford was caught committing fraud at the US Bank on Wilma Rudolph Boulevard on November 21st, 2022. US Bank manager Kaitlin Ellis contacted law enforcement, stating that Stafford cashed a fraudulent check worth $1,717.55. Stafford, at the time that he cashed the check, used a fake Florida license under the name William Vavrina. The check that Stafford cashed was written out to William Vavrina. Stafford forged and signed Vavrina’s name and then cashed the check. Arthur Stafford was taken into custody and charged with forgery and identity theft on April 23rd.
Vincennia Lee-Edmondson arrested for committing identity theft to rent property
38-year-old Vincennia Edmonson committed identity theft at Bassett Lane on November 7th, 2022. Edmonson went to the Property Manager’s Officer and paid a deposit on the property. She also signed the victim’s name on the hold/deposit form. Edmonson arrived at Bassett Lane the next day, pretending to be the victim for a final walk-through with the agent. The victim informed law enforcement that she had no clue who Edmonson was. Edmonson was taken into custody and charged with identity theft on December 5th 2023.
Trent Dillon steals co-worker’s card to buy a PlayStation 5
24-year-old Trent Dillon, employee of Hankook Tire, was caught committing identity theft while working at Hankook Tire Plant on November 28th. The victim reported on November 30th that she believed that a co-worker had taken her card and made unauthorized purchases. On November 28th, she noticed that her card was stolen, noting that Dillon was seated right next to her when she had this realization. The card was used to place an order for a PlayStation 5 from Walmart. Walmart provided law enforcement with the order information, which revealed that the order was shipped to Dillon’s house. The account used to place the order also used Dillon’s personal cell phone number and email address. Dillon was taken into custody and charged with identity theft and theft of property.
Dominique Elkins charged with identity theft after making fraudulent rent payment
34-year-old Dominique Alexis Elkins has been indicted by the Grand Jury on one count of identity theft. Court documents allege Elkins used the bank account of Walter Palmer to make a payment to Cherokee Property Rental in the amount of $2,089.50.
