Hey, let me see your hands. Let me see your hands now. >> Nah, she was hiding good. Good job. Damn it. I got I got it. >> I give up. I give up. I give up. >> I give up. >> She walked into Tesla with a fake ID and a $101,000 target. >> This is is not a real driver's license. If you say that this is from the government, that's what you're claiming. >> A luxury purchase quickly begins to look like part of a larger fraud scheme. A $101,000 Tesla Model X appears moments away from being delivered until employees notice something seriously wrong with the driver's license. >> You from here? >> No. >> No. Where is your real name? Where's your real name and what you do? >> Uh, real name. >> Yeah? >> I'll give it a minute. >> Huh? >> She did give us this, the cash receipt. I don't know if that's something you >> She gave y'all that? >> Yeah. She left, she came back and gave us the cash receipt. Yeah, it it feels like a fraud. >> She called it in. >> I don't know if it's a company or not. I don't know if it's a real >> It is legit though. >> I mean, everything was cash receipt. I mean, this is fake ID but everything else might have been or she was getting it for somebody. I don't >> Oh. >> Because there's there's like a company name on there. >> Uh-huh. >> But the car she was trying to get was in his name. >> I mean. >> So, I don't know what the deal is but I don't know if you guys want to take that for detectives >> from her or from the government? >> She was saying it's from the company. >> Okay, I want to read you something, okay? >> Okay. >> All right, you have the right to remain silent. Having this in mind, are you willing to answer any questions? Okay. Do you you speak fluent English? >> Yes. >> Who's this person? >> Me. >> This is you? Okay. Where did you get this driver's license from? >> Uh, from government. >> What government? >> So ship to my home. >> It was shipped to your home? In order to get Have you had a Florida driver's license before? >> No. >> Okay, so you can't just have something shipped to your home. You have to go with a person. And you were attempting to do what here? >> I want to buy a car. >> You want to buy a car? Okay, what type of car were you trying to buy? >> Model X. >> A Model X? What's that? Okay, you have a social security number? No? Where did you get the check out from? >> From the business account. >> From the business account, but what bank? >> Bank of America. >> Okay, whose business account is it under? Is it your name, somebody else's name? >> Somebody else. >> Okay, who owns the company? >> Uh >> So it's under a company's name, like where is this this check They gave you that check to get a Tesla? >> Yes. >> Who Who gave you the check to get a Tesla? Who? Yeah, who? Your friend? What's your friend's name? >> Uh she came to me. >> As officers explained that the vehicle may be towed, the woman tries to explain her side of the story, but each answer only seems to make the situation more tense and complicated. >> Do you have a phone number for her? You don't have a phone number for your friend? >> She can please know what's going on. >> Okay, this right here, this is is not a real driver's license. If you say you got this from the government, that's what you're claiming. >> Yes. So this is not real. >> No, no no. And when did you get this? >> Uh last week. >> Last week? This is not a a real license. This is is fake, and as we can see. And this driver's license here, this number it comes back to somebody that's totally different. Your ID so I can make a copy of your ID. I don't know if this is real. You can tell me this is a terrible What time did she >> 10:00 yesterday. She was having issues making a payment on that 10 grand cuz what we have we can do like ACH through the app or you can sign in like through Bank of America or like a major bank. >> She said the total was Um >> So we told her come back you can't come with a cashier's check we don't accept it. So she obviously with the bank being closed Sunday she ended up coming today so that's where we did a little bit more digging and we found >> Well obviously you got it but it's all her information on the ID. You know what I mean? It was all fake none of it was right. Usually they use a fictitious name. Why would you put your your real name and date of birth on a fake ID? >> She was trying to do a ACH transaction yesterday at 4:30 but she was having an issue with getting that $10,000 >> And then she went to the bank and got a cashier's check. Yeah I don't think she was trying to do a fraud but the ID's looked fine. >> yeah. >> All that's her information on it correct? Date of birth and everything? >> Well I haven't I haven't ran her by name and date of birth but yeah. >> ask her how long she's been in the United States and all that. Maybe that have a bearing. >> It's 72 I'm a college student. >> Ah >> How long have you been in the United States? >> We probably took her name out of the jails around here they don't pick them up. Yeah. >> 10 years. No 10 years. >> But had a Florida license or a license in any other state? >> No. >> No? So where did you live prior to where you when you came here you lived here or you >> California. >> In California you didn't have a license over there or ID card? That's another thing. >> I have >> You had a Do you have it with you or you don't have it? >> Um I have it. >> Is it in your stuff or where is it? In your bag? You got a purse over there or something? >> Yes you can grab it. >> It's a purse. >> In California. >> And then you came here when? >> vacation. >> For vacation? >> Yeah. >> And you tried to purchase a car? >> Yes. >> And you was going to drive it back? >> No no no. >> You was going to ship it back? >> I think so. >> Huh? >> I think so. >> I can't hear you. >> I think so. >> So what you just wanted to get a better deal on it or something? I don't What were you doing? >> Yeah. >> Cuz they sell Teslas in California. >> Cuz I just I just got it from here. >> Huh? >> When officers search the luggage, they find more than just clothes, uncovering something that turns a luxury car purchase into a major criminal investigation. >> Hold on. Hey, do you have anything in your luggage that will harm us? Anything like that? Your luggage harm harm hurt hurt us. >> No. >> Okay. >> Of course not. You can't open Of course not. >> Okay. >> She can't hide this. >> Mhm. >> These fraudulent documents. >> It blinks. >> She can't hide none of this. Nah, dog. They got to come out. It's too much. Yeah, tell them to recall that she got a fake title. She got all these fraudulent documents, man. They She can't hide this. >> Fake title? >> She got a bunch of them. For vehicles, yeah. >> With a fake title? >> Yeah. >> Is this Is another passport? >> That's her passport, though. >> Well, I got passport up there. >> She got a lot of fake car titles. >> Okay, this is her. So, I asked if you got a social security number. This is probably a >> That's her real name? That's fake. That's somebody else's. >> You might want to send somebody over. Man, this lady is in possession of a whole bunch of fake stuff. She got a whole bunch of titles for vehicles. >> it's uh titles for vehicles. Oh, look. She got a whole 'nother uh Look at that. Gosh. Tell them tell them she's transferring a lot of money around in different bank accounts. >> It's It's It's 38,000. 38,000. >> She got Yeah. >> What starts as a suspicious Tesla transaction soon leads investigators to signs of a network that may stretch across multiple states and even beyond US borders. >> But when I went through the stuff, I'm like I'm like, man, she had them in her luggage. So when I we go through that, I'm like, whoa. Yo, she in possession of some stuff that you you you going to get from the state. >> Yeah, yeah, so how did she get that? >> So the crazy part, I looked at the FedEx document and it came from South San Francisco, California. And the company who cut her the check is in Montana, but they service San Francisco, California. So I don't know who this Can Gomez guy is online. I don't know if he helping them out or whatever, but it's like a a big company that that that gives money to a shell company. So I believe she got some form of a shell company or a fake company. >> That's why she got her bags and she was like, oh, it got too expensive, so I was leaving. >> Nah, I think they They ain't going to >> We we we figured something was up with it when when we saw that DMV and then when we saw the check, that's when we really knew. Kind of figured she was going to she was about to take off on a flight. >> From what LP is giving us, that was the one vehicle they were close to taking possession cuz the other ones they blocked it off. >> So this one was the only one she was close. >> That we know of. >> Okay. >> Now we about to go to Bank of America to see how she got cuz cuz the the amount that got sent, I'm like, man, if you send 40,000, unless you did a loan or something like that. That's different. Yeah. >> We just got to hear it, but who knows what other deals she's done. >> Man, good catch. Over 30 documents and each one like it's thick. >> Um they're they're willing to press charges. >> Okay, perfect. Like right before this came out, I'm like, man, I was getting my car washed. >> She faces charges including conspiracy to commit organized fraud against a financial institution, second-degree grand theft, fraudulent use of personal identification information, organized scheme to defraud, and transferring a vehicle title without listing the purchaser's name. Next, two familiar shoplifting suspects walk into Target, but this time the police are already waiting, and every possible way out is starting to close. >> All right, guys, we're just matching those guys. Come on. Hey. >> I got her BACK HERE NOW. >> GET DOWN. >> SHE'S STILL INSIDE? >> WE STILL GOT ONE FEMALE OUTSTANDING, San Jose. She's still outstanding. >> White jersey. >> We got him. blue shorts >> One suspect is already in custody, but the woman mysteriously disappears inside the store, forcing officers to search every corner of Target. >> Okay. Good. Thank you man, I appreciate you. >> I don't know man, what are the what should have gone if they haven't seen her leave on the cameras yet? >> She went right here. >> I wonder if she's hiding at the very top. So right here this is where she comes out. Where does she come you'll see she's wearing like a black tank top sports bra put it like that and then grey leggings. There she is. And from here we got her back here 249 and she didn't go if she went this way she would have gone out of senior come this way or if she went back this way out of senior come this way. She's hiding somewhere soft and what angle is that one? This one's the back of this this is where you go through the grocery department. We have her only going into that that storage area where we were all that and not coming out any other way. Where the [ __ ] I mean she got back inside pretty quick. When officers finally discover her hiding spot the woman is forced to crawl out under tense commands and is immediately placed in handcuffs. Hey let me see your hands. Let me see your hands now. Let me see your hands. Contact with one over here. Right there yes. No let me see your hands. You need TO CRAWL OUT. KEEP YOUR HANDS UP. I'M COMING OUT. SORRY. SHE WAS hiding good. Damn it. Give us 1 second. You got it, you think? >> Look at master finder. Called it. >> That's pretty good. >> And my radio is not working. >> Put me in the shower. >> I don't know if you guys heard, but we have one detective back there. Where was she? Underneath? Was she under underneath? I believe I saw you walk. >> Do you have anything in your bra or anything? No, I don't. >> I don't have nothing on me. >> Can you stand in front of this unit, please? Let's put your feet apart. Do you have anything in your shoes? >> No. >> I'm going to check your pockets, okay? >> After officers discover that both suspects have multiple outstanding warrants, the situation goes from bad to much worse, turning a shoplifting investigation into a far more serious legal nightmare. >> The subject is being placed in custody. Um so, you have multiple warrants for your arrest. I'm assuming you know that. >> She was >> soft. >> You watched on video with me, partner. >> Where where >> How many does he have? Like eight? 12? >> She has nothing on him, bro. Nothing at all. >> Do you guys have a police officer? No? Where's my car, bro? Where's your feet? What did you guys come in, bro? Did you guys come in on a vehicle? No? Which homies were giving you the heads-up? >> In New Mexico, shoplifting or theft involving property valued at $250 or less can result in up to 6 months in county jail, a fine of up to $500 or both, depending on the circumstances and the court's decision. Both suspects were charged with shoplifting {slash} retail theft and resisting a law enforcement officer. Hiding in a Target shelf might fool shoppers, but it won't fool the law. Hey everyone, what do you think about this situation? If you enjoyed the video, don't forget to like, subscribe, and support us with a donation. Thank you so much.