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Maryland Man Admits To Conning Customers Out Of $2.1M By Substituting Dirt, Debris For Scrap Maryland Man Admits To Conning Customers Out Of $2.1M By Substituting Dirt, Debris For Scrap
Maryland Man Admits To Conning Customers Out Of $2.1M By Substituting Dirt, Debris For Scrap The owner of a New Jersey-based scrap metal company told a customer that dirt and debris found packed into a container shipped to Korea that was supposed to hold aluminum scrap was a mistake, authorities said. Turns out it wasn’t. Creed White, 64, of Freeland, Maryland, admitted in federal court in Camden, NJ, this week that he scammed a dozen or so businesses out of more than $2 million, authorities said on Thursday, Aug. 3. Using the name “Dan Stein,” White contacted one of the victims through an Internet message board on behalf of his Camden-based company American Scrap company, a compl…

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by Jerry DeMarco