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Florida Woman, Maryland Man Passing Bad Checks In Virginia Tracked Down, Sheriff Says Florida Woman, Maryland Man Passing Bad Checks In Virginia Tracked Down, Sheriff Says
Florida Woman, Maryland Man Passing Bad Checks In Virginia Tracked Down, Sheriff Says Two suspects visiting Virginia from out of state are facing felony charges following an investigation into a series of bad checks that were used at several Stafford County businesses, officials say. Pasadena Raymond Wilson, 36, and 20-year-old Florida resident Jessie Mainville were both arrested this week after their checks bounced - and not for the first time. At around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to O'Reilly Auto Parts on Bojangles way, where there was a report of fraud suspects in the business. "Staff advised a male a…

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by Zak Failla
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Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG
Scheming State Employee Accused Of Forging Checks; Making Bogus Insurance Claim: Maryland AG A woman who abused her position with the Maryland Department of Labor has been charged in a pair of cases involving theft and insurance fraud, the Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday. Shanell Angelia West, 45, of Essex, has been indicted after allegedly abusing her power while working as a clerk for the department, authorities announced. According to the indictment, West was allegedly involved in a theft scheme, where she stole from state licensees. It is alleged that West would keep or make copies of checks payable to the state, altered them, then deposited them into her own …

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by Zak Failla
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VA Man Who Made Siblings Ringleaders In $1.7M Pandemic Scheme Gets Time In Fed Pen VA Man Who Made Siblings Ringleaders In $1.7M Pandemic Scheme Gets Time In Fed Pen
VA Man Who Made Siblings Ringleaders In $1.7M Pandemic Scheme Gets Time In Fed Pen A northern Virginia man will be spending time in federal prison for instructing his siblings how to file bogus pandemic unemployment claims that netted nearly $1.7 million. Eric Wilhoit, II, 29, of Fredericksburg, conspired with Odyssey Wilhoit, 23, Jeremiah Wilhoit, 26, Dejhaun Wilhoit, 26, from May 2020 through in or about January 2022, Virginia's US Attorney General Jessica D. Aber said. Eric, Odyssey, and Dejhaun are siblings. It was unclear how Jeremiah was related. Eric Wilhoit admitted that he instructed his co-conspirators on how to make the claims. The group then used VPN…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities
Baltimore Woman's Baby Formula Scam Catches Illegal Romanian Man In Gettysburg: Authorities A Baltimore woman illegally using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cards to collect baby formula she claimed to be sending to Ukraine, lead to the arrest of a Romanian man illegally in the US who allegedly forged documents for her, authorities say.  Eglisa Ciuciu, 25, of Baltimore, MD, and Sandrino Trifu, 32, of Croaova, Romania were arrested along with an unnamed 15-year-old in connection to a bizarre baby formula theft at the Gettysburg Walmart on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Ciuciu used the 15-year-old to transport the stolen goods from the store that she supposedly needed “to s…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With COVID-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With COVID-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials
Maryland Inmate Hospitalized With Covid-19-Related Illnesses Dies At Hospital: Officials An inmate being held at a Maryland detention center died after coming down with COVID-19-related illnesses, authorities announced on Friday, Sept. 23. Tina Marie Billings, 44, of Whiteford, died at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center of natural after being transported from the Harford Detention Center for treatment of an illness. Billings was being treated at the detention center shortly before 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, when the medical staff determined she should be transported to the hospital for further care. White in the hospital, police said that Billings…

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by Zak Failla
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Serial Fraudster Accused Of Purchasing Two Vehicles From Maryland Dealership: Police Serial Fraudster Accused Of Purchasing Two Vehicles From Maryland Dealership: Police
Serial Fraudster Accused Of Purchasing Two Vehicles From Maryland Dealership: Police Police have arrested a Randallstown man in connection to the fraudulent purchase of two vehicles from a Silver Spring dealership in early July, authorities say. Phillip Young, 22, is accused of fraudulently purchasing a 2020 Silver Toyota Prius, and a 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid from Jim Coleman Nissan with two fraudulent checks on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 5, according to Montgomery County police. Bank of America notified the dealership of the fraudulent checks on Wednesday, July 13. The two vehicles were then entered into a stolen vehicle database, and were recovered by the Baltim…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years
Conspirator Who Used NJ High School Students To Cash Stolen COVID Stimulus Checks Gets 4 Years One of a nest of criminals who paid New Jersey high school students to cash COVID stimulus checks stolen from the mail was sentenced to four years in federal prison. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, Jeffrey Bennett, 27, of Irvington, must serve just about all of the plea-bargained sentence rubber-stamped by a U.S. District Court judge in Newark via videoconference on Monday, Feb. 14. Bennett -- a reputed associate of a group called "The Members" -- recruited U.S. Postal Service employees to steal checks, checkbooks, debit cards, and credit cards from the mail in excha…

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by Jerry DeMarco