Wednesday 6 June 2018

$150k Fraudster Arrested in Maryland

BY LAUREN FREEMANTLE

A Maryland man has been charged with fraud offences after swindling $150,000 from unsuspecting Novocastrians.

It's alleged the 36-year-old has completed several contracts with people who had no knowledge the man was using their details to buy a huge sum of tickets and merchandise.

The man was arrested around 2 o' clock yesterday morning in his Maryland home.


He has been charged with five counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception and has an outstanding warrant which is fraud related.