one moment they're on top of the world the next they're facing handcuffs let's see the moment it all falls apart here are five cases when entitled fraudsters realize they've been caught number five teens caught red-handed running a skimming scam a group of teenagers pulls up to a gas station acting suspiciously they're wearing masks and hoodies moving in and out of the car while attempting multiple transactions at the PMP police officers on patrol noticed the unusual behavior in decide to investigate where'd that money go did take it back in I it's right there all right hey funny let's go this guy's all zeroed up too wearing a mask M uh uh [Music] uh you say 101 12 yep run that y they're using multiple cards he's obviously not Kenyan we're just going to take a seat here I'm not going to close the door I'm just going to leave it open any warrants out for your arrest that you may know no sir never been to jail either okay cool I'm going to the military soon okay which uh Branch uh I want to go to the Marines you been shot or stabbed yeah I have been shot before that's that's what delayed my Marine process the first time okay was that you did it yourself or did somebody shoot you H do you do that yourself or somebody shot you I shot myself yeah that seems like the angle I didn't I didn't know what I was doing at first I was young man what's all this about I believe it has to do with credit cards that's my hey how you doing sir r on the window for me hey step by the car I talk to you real quick all right you got a gun on you no where's the gun at uh it's in the Trum okay all here come here come here we're going to take this stuff off got me yeah just being entertained all right all right Go Phone the teens try to play it cool but their actions and responses raise even more red flags explain to you in just a second okay there any other guns in the trunk or just in the car just in the trunk yeah I just up the gun range just going to uh back I'm going to patch it down make sure you know weapons or anything on it you got your ID on you N I just know it by heart I'm going pull your pants up a little bit here for we see in a second we have I'm trying to overdraft my car for some gas is that what it is yeah you got a bunch of cash in your pocket right there though bro that's $300 yeah but why you going to overdraft your car for gas then cuz Navy Federal let you overdraft up to 225 and then on Char you like a feet n the thing is your cart going to go negative after 2 days so you just like floating the money yeah I'm doing Apple pay I got you can face my car real quick I got na Federal though it's my personal bank yeah you're not under arrest you're being detained right everything out I thought I had multiple cards I don't know that's what they're saying have one card you using yeah one card swear to God sir sir how you doing sir I'm off Ranger land Police Department you mind stepping out the car for me we'll talk to you explain everything in a second put your arms mind you're being rained okay you got any weapons anything sharp all [Music] right anything else in the vehicle I should know about no just smoking a little bit got picked up what's up I got picked up from okay whose car is this your car uh-uh okay is this friend's car yeah got you okay one the back than these two cars so here these were found in there too so these guys oh look at this here officers quickly spot multiple credit cards in the vehicle suggesting potential fraud the situation escalates when police search the car and discover a handgun in the truck so yeah he's going to have a gun too they're all shyy up trying multiple cards on this do you guys realize that reasonable prudent people don't wear shy sees and hoods just to go do stuff wor cool wait for you they saw Joey pull up so there's going to be there's going to be a handgun in here too somewhere number 320 3 2 Z yeah there's another mag yeah I haven't checked that trunk either yep here it is [Music] okay with the detective and another one here so these these guys are all here we check the garbage in the bathroom no but but we snagged him at the ATM with his head down he didn't even know we were there so he didn't have time to ditch anything that's why he saw the gun on him and everything I checked that the garage camps I don't see anything Dro them Dr meanwhile surveillance footage from a nearby ATM shows the group trying to withdraw cash using different cards officers now suspect they're part of a credit card fraud operation so they had Mas on so fully sh shyy up hoodies up and they were in and out trying to gas this car up is coming back to ad doop the tag the tag okay so they were literally trying to on the V yet no we're trying to I got it like three different cards they tried but they're all Massy up and they are like ducking into that back seat they are like he like when they do it like they're like skulking down and going in between these two cars together yes I mean they're def I mean two shyy I mean listen if you're coming from the gun range you're not just that's crazy I didn't even have not one card in my in my hand and they just Blitz me like that why would we Blitz you huh why would we Blitz you I was right there with my boy what were you wearing oh yeah my mask what were you doing showing him how to do the gas showing him how to overdrive overdrive yeah throw that gun into the trunk when you saw the cop pull up oh no you want to know what's crazy that I got pull over that Glock was just s in the middle of the trunk cops did it I had that's why I had the holster on me and the gun how long ago uh probably like it was a while ago so you didn't just come from the gun range no okay I didn't go to the gun range he put the gun in the back all right that's why I'm telling you I didn't just stop you I saw you use a card a few times try to use it ducking in and out of back seats okay I see a a tag that's not attached to the car all right so so it makes me think right and then I see you using ATM what's on ATMs right cameras why would you want to conceal your identity on a camera because you're doing something elicit or wrong no that's what a reasonable person a reasonable prudent person does not do such things Muslim in my home and I think that we got with no way out the suspects are taken into custody they face charges for fraud related offenses and an unauthorized use of financial information to make matters worse the discovery of firearms in their possession taxs on even more charges number four scamers Hooters meal ends badly after credit card fraud a man dining at Hooters is interrupted by police after a fraudulent $66.29 charge is reported the real card holder alerted to the transaction calls the restaurant and the manager confirms the suspect is still there before notifying authorities here's what happens next good how you doing you mind putting that out for me real quick while I talk to you no no problem on um we got a call from the store were you trying to like use a credit card in there to purchase food or something no no I use my car I got my car you mind if I see it yeah [Music] you want talk to them you talk to him or talk to him I'll talk to him hey what's going on this is the rece this is the owner of the car phone number so what did he say she said that somebody she live in Orlando and somebody's using her okay all right it was a guy that did it yep I order all right is he a door Dasher or is he nope just ordered it right here with me the police contact the actual card holder who confirmed she did not authorize any transactions at Hooters take your time you can just let me know what time you got the alert St that your car was used 10:45 p.m. so you got to alert at 10:45 your card was used correct all right and where were you when you found that out where were you at home all right watching TV all right and did you order anything online not today okay so you didn't order any kind of you didn't order from West pal Hooters for for anybody no no I did not do you have any family or anything any ties to West Palm Beach Florida no I do not okay did you authorize anybody to you other than your family in a popor to use your card no I did not when I got the alert I and it said Hooters West Palm Beach I immediately looked it up online and I called the store and I spoke to the manager and gave him the um the amount that was used on the car he told me he put me he told me he'll call me back and I told him the amount that it was used for and when he did he called me back and told me that the gentleman was still there did I want him to call the police and I told the officers continue questioning the suspect who starts fumbling for an explanation you have your ID on you I your name on this card though yeah why would they think you were trying to use somebody else's card I don't know did you go inside try to order food yeah I ordered Patrick D Travis M all right um you already got your food and stuff no I get my food but you paid the card went through it then de CL nothing nothing why are they calling that's what I'm trying to figure out see I'm trying I got the receipt right here too let me see it I'm they telling you exactly what they said yeah I got receip right there trying to he somebody else's car I'm lost I got my yeah I use nobody else car I use my car y can swipe it to your machine or whatever y want to do that's mine what's that account number you have a different car than you no that's it I ain't using these it says Visa this other card is my car too let me see other cards that right there my V it's not even this one I'm say so I I a695 that's I'm lost bad you keep no let me talk to them let see what's going on if anything they can they can have it refunded when I go home I go to McDonald's they even that sh serious like it's about to be midnight they have it a't trying to choke they can have it I'm sorry y didn't came out here it's not your fault you didn't even know they called you're just out here waiting for your food so it's it's not your fault it's nothing that you did wrong yeah I don't got time for that though let's just see what they say before you go okay oh yeah go ahead so that way we can make sure this situation clear as the investigation unfolds officers search both the man and his vehicle I ain't going to lie I got a little that's I don't care about that like [Music] did you pay with a tap did you pay with a car how was it whose phone number is that what's her name uh huh Shan shiny is I believe I think it's like man what about your pockets your [Music] mine yeah you can just empty your pockets off for me how about that which one is this that's my cousin's who like this this oh that's no plan he left here nobody yeah with multiple IDs in his possession the officer's suspicions grow even more who's Shakita that's my cousin shita Dickerson who this that's me oh that's my wife right you have too many different too much going on you know we use the car we use the car so that's why her car is in she used the car what's her name a w what's her name a w okay was it online or that's your wife that's my wife's name yeah okay can you call can you call Shakita yeah hold on we just want to confirm that you no problem you have her card that's what they call is say exactly what I told you when I the appr they give your description said you were trying to use somebody else's card inside hello she this CH I'm going to call you for my phone the 317 all right hello hey Co I'm over here with uh the police they got I got your car and yeah they can talk to you all Miss Shakita yes sir ma'am let have super with Police Department he has one of your Visa debit cards I'm just telling to verify that he's allowed to have it it's a cash app yes ma'am okay that's all I needed to know thank you all right right um one last phone call no problem this person got you just verify that you're allowed to have their ID too no problem right the suspect eventually calls a woman named Shakita who confirms over the phone that he is allowed to use her card however the officer points out that the initial report was based on the actual card holder's complaint not Sha's card please leave your message for he got to go to work son long enough you answer but I'm going to keep trying M you got to go work at 4: in the morning so I'm going just keep trying please leave your message Y at this point the suspect realizes the situation isn't going in his favor going put it up no you good I know go ahead I'm going to take your phone okay car be unless she coming right now right if you can come pick it up right now that'll be back all right got anything on you no about you going to leave everything in the car yeah yeah yeah you going leave everything what you think you uh oh B I already know [Applause] okay oh you good b i a just one second say uh I can get that yeah all right I'm going pass you down real quick all right buddy all right I don't they not on tight so is that you good good that's all it is what you taking the phone with you though right you want her to take the phone uh you can take the phone all right you going take the phone she still on the phone yeah one second hold just have a seat in the car you can talk to him hey bab I get a little bo with the situation fully clarified the suspect accepts his fate the officers search him secure his belongings and place him in the squad car it's just the FTA right right now yeah right now just the FTA I a got no other problem got I'm going call you when I get in there yeah you know that is all right that's sir you call your sister yes okay all right yeah she up here you want your sister to take your phone I'm I go all right sir all right you have the right to remain silent and not answer any questions do you understand yeah all right you have the right to the presence of a lawyer of your choice before you make any statement enduring any questioning do you understand yes if you cannot afford a lawyer you are entitled to the presence of a court appointed lawyer before you make any statement anding any questioning do you understand yes sir any statement can and may be used against you in the court of law you understand yes sir all right any statement you must make any any statement you make must be freely and voluntar given you understand yes sir all right if any if any time during the interview you do not wish any answer any question you are privileged to remain silent you understand yes sir I can make no threats or promises to induce you to make a statement this must be on your own free will you understand yes sir all right so like I said ask you a couple questions so right now you you were placed under arrest because of uh failure to appear okay all right so tonight we were called here due to the fact that uh we got a report that the C that was used could be possibly stolen from somebody else account that somebody called a report something okay do you want to do you want to talk about anything dealing with that no all right um I want to let you know what the charge is going to be um it's additional charge for fraud the police also discover he has an active warrant for failure to appear in court adding to his charges um but if you don't want to talk about it about you just out of the story do you want to speak on anything about it okay I just want to be honest with you I don't I'm not trying to if you don't want to talk that's fine all right right I'm good bro I want to talk okay I'm get you to the station use your restroom okay all appreciate all right along with a warrant he's arrested on fraud charges number three men man tries to pull off identity fraud instantly regrets it a man walks into a store attempting to buy a phone using an ID that doesn't belong to him the employees quickly notice something is off and call the police when officers arrive they detain him as part of an identity theft and fraud investigation Qui and then we'll go from there okay you got some ID young man I don't understand what's going on that's not a question okay right my question listen hear me out okay okay my question is is this the same ID you provided to them um it's a very simple question so yes no okay so the one that I have is not mine but it's not it's it's I mean I don't know this is it but that's not me so that's it's what's that I don't know I was I was told to come in do something and that was it and who asked you to come in and do something uh it's a different employee at a different store how' you get here I came in my car what's going on you're going to go jail man no way I got my phone yeah that's the phone you bought over there that's the phone that I yeah I you buy that just now somebody asked right here you bought that phone here yeah somebody somebody told me to do you you bought this phone here yes okay what I don't understand what's going on that's what I'm saying what IDE did you use to buy this phone the one that I was asked to use correct God so using somebody else's ID this is the passport ID use to buy this phone you know the person no I don't somebody asked me to come do this and huh get off the phone go and get on that phone listen step up let's go no no no turn around I'll place you under arrest cuz I told you to get off the phone 3 seconds ago I'm not on the phone oh I just told you get off the phone first thing you do is you open up the phone you try to get on the phone I don't listen what why am I under arrest well right now you're going to be placed on the rest using somebody else's ID to obtain merchandise even with the evidence stacked against him he protests reportedly asking why he's being charged okay okay that's but it's not me on the ID they make that doesn't make it right but I get it but make it right I get it but they have a seat man just have a seat let's make sure there's nothing else off yeah the person now is calling calling them back that's my credit card more probably more IDs than somebody else no that's not a true at all lose change you got no guns on your I don't have any guns no what is going on come on stop it stop it man sit down why are you guys doing this let's go man stop it bro stop I need somebody to stop it man it's very simple bro what's going on guys honestly can you please explain why I'm under arrest and what's going on as of right now where's your keys took oh he took them okay good Bravo that's all my stuff man what I don't stop it I don't stop it it's as simple as that you use somebody else's ID to obtain merchandise that you don't have permission to it's as simple as that any me no surprise simp can I make a phone can I make a phone call because as right now this is you know I have my dog with me you put me under arrest for no reason I mean I get what you're saying but there's no nothing you know if if it I don't I'm really confused guys genuinely I'm very confused can you please talk to me what's what's exactly is going on I listen do do you speak English I do okay did you understand what I just told you two seconds ago I get it but it's it's not I don't get I don't get the fact of why I'm under arrest do go there and get just make sure money doesn't fly away in the meantime meanwhile as he remains in custody officers speak with story employees to gather their sign to the story how's it going so uh he says he got that phone here yeah using that ID yeah that one that he gave you guys that other one did he say it was him yes yes okay I just the part that I don't get is that if I'm if it's okay it's not my ID so what is why am I under arrest I'm it's not even yeah no he said I'm under arrest he did not say I'm getting I'm being detained detain okay now we gave you the simple instructions not to use the phone yeah that was when I was making now now you you know you that was when I was making a phone call and then you put me in but then you open the phone again so we told you leave it alone I I that's I didn't I guess I miss simple instructions put the phone down and you you did not do that I get it I was on the phone to make a phone call you said no phone call so I assume that's what you meant for my safety I don't need you to make a phone call all right I get it I get it entirely I do I wasn't that's what I'm saying I wasn't making a phone call and then you you put me in handcuffs okay so I'm I'm just very confused what's going on I'm thinking do you want me to bring the dog down the way to the who you know you know this person no I don't know okay fine we we're good we're good the door we we're good we're good pretty little dog with the little um okay that's a fine dog that's do yeah look at the um Lou here yeah man we induct an investigation I really appreciate it but we going to work it out okay thank thanks for asking can you can you please pick up the phone call that's exactly who I would need to no right now okay right now right now you can't make any phone calls until we andu our investigations to let you know that all right no phone call or whatever you at some point you will make a phone call but not right now okay right now we despite the officer's clearly explaining the charges he refuses to accept or understand why he's being arrested all right so thing is is that that that's not even me on that ID so why is why am I being detained yeah okay if it's not you right why are you passing a ID as you were that person because that's what the told me to do I I was just no problem take care hold on all right spoke with the guy it's not you so I I mean I know that yeah yeah but the way that this is you and I mean it kind of looks like you not know this is you and then you use that to buy this phone here and you bought another phone to other stores so that's what they're saying they have no I don't I I did not I did not that is the only that is the only one that I purchased I don't know yet this is the only phone that I purchased right here right now that was it is there any other phones in your car no sir I promise th000 permiss to search your car no I don't I don't give you permission but there is no phones in my car no so we're going to search for that other phone that you bought and you're going to go to jail anyways so congratulations let's put him put in the want do I get it that's that's fine no he said this gentleman just told me that if somebody this gentleman just told me no this gentleman you're you're and do what you told going to jail I got my partner house game time's over what I said is you're going to jail so my dog gets to be picked up at the station if you get someone if you get someone here fast enough somebody will get here fast all my my dog is more important to me you shouldn't you shouldn't be violating the law look out baby don't eat that that's not good for you but the real question is why bring his dog along if he knew he was about to commit a crime okay so what am I being stop man that's it I already told you fraud Grand Theft fraud use of ID fraudulent use of a bunch of stuff man it's over if you take me to my car you're not taking nowh I'll take you to jail I'll let that's it I don't need you to let me anything okay it's over okay game's over buddy come want to go for a ride you go in the car come I don't know what you're talking about that's great you don't need to know what I'm talking about no yeah it's over better what you do man all this far is not not good bro you don't of course somebody else somebody else who looks just like you in the same store talking to the people that I saw you so can I when do I get to make my phone call and can I please okay but can I please make a call to get somebody to pick up my thong please n sir please the gentleman just said that that was going to be a possibility I don't care if the J you're a liar and you're not honest with me how not honest how am I I told you exactly what it was from the sucking you you can at me I literally told you everything SC even until the last moment he tries to argue his case and deny any wrongdoing Orlando all right a single 15 report instead of leaving with a new phone he's now walking away with serious legal trouble SE yes it's in the front seat there's a bag there's an empty box and there's a receipt and you can see at the bottom that I paid in cash all right give us a second where you get at the mall right here the man is ultimately charged with fraud and identity theft number two busted Bank scam unfolds on camera in real time officers are called to respond to a bank regarding a potential fraud in progress here's what happens next I'm you got IDE on here what's what's going you got ID on your man okay can you bring it out for me okay well we're working a crime that's going on right now and we're looking for people in the area so that's why I'm asking you to identify yourself okay I need you to identify yourself okay you're in a car where there's a crime we're trying to figure out what's going on so that's why I'm asking you to identify I am that's why I'm right here with you I'm the suspect of the crime I didn't say you were the suspect of a crime I said you could be involved though I know I'm not but I don't wish I myself that's fine but you're going to have to identify yourself or you're going to go to jail okay all right all right on iting figure thank sir read this to questions prior question you afford high laer will count expense represent question wish you said any time right answer any questions make any statements you understand the cor explain to you just confused do you understand yes okay all right do you have your first in mind you want to answer question talk me I I mean do a deposit yes I say yes or no first no you want to answer any questions I to know what's going well then I need you want to talk to me or you don't want to talk to me I talk to you okay so yes yes okay so you came here to deposit check check you don't know your name yeah well it's a it was a money order I was from where um I sold I sold some stuff on eBay pied it up from uh Western Union you a check out from Western Union here locally or at I don't remember exactly where it is do you was in Co Springs or no it was in um as the woman is pressed for more details she struggles to give straight answers her story keeps changing and officers grow suspicious I'm left around here so I don't really know this house where you from I'm from CH a how long you Florida just for um couple since last week I got here last Wednesday okay you moving here or are you visiting I'm visiting my um I went to a family wedding where at at the um B Springs okay so are you staying close to here or yeah I'm staying close your family live where's your family liveed at um they live in um they live in Miami I mean some of them Beach they live all over okay we'll brought you to this Bank specifically that it's not anywhere near any places you're staying what do you mean me yeah well I came here um last week so I just what day last week um THS Frid can't remember okay do the same thing you deposit a check or you deposit or cash it or you was money okay you go the ATM or no meanwhile the man in the park car isn't fairing much better growing increasingly defensive as the questioning continues no no we're not good we're not good we're going to figure out what's going on here because obviously there's a crime be taking place and you're the one out here in the parking lot I think your best interest talk to that guy with huh yeah yeah was he okay well when I finish here I'll go take care of him yeah yeah thank you for telling me how to do my job sir you're welcome appreciate it you and you said you work for the you said you work for the bank no I didn't tell you I for that's exactly what you said I have it on camera you have you said you said you worked for the bank that you worked for the bank and that you're out here working for the bank you is that what you said is that what you said I like how words around what did you say then sir so repeat what you say the bank know I'm here the bank knows you're here know the bank know I'm here so you can talk to everyone in that bank all three of them and they'll tell you what I'm doing here I work for the bank okay right so you don't work for the bank I'm happy you have it on camera good so you don't for the around okay but you told me that I had to give you my idea I was going to go to jail too yeah oh no oh no for sure you're gonna go you're going to identify yourself sir absolutely absolutely came in and took out okay okay um apparently later that day real person went into the air branch in Illinois and said hey this is back in and now she's trying the same name depit in a different account the same name and this and think one sister POS through in savings try do another I'm not tell him how to do his job this is the gentleman you guys are looking to talk heing I have a purpose I got to be honest I don't even know what the call was I just heard uh something was going down over here I just came over here to see what's going on I'm tell you yeah will they both end up in serious trouble or will one manage to slip away let's find out he look like he's drunk or something I don't know what's wrong came bleeding when I walk out there talk to him he was bleeding and he's he's bleeding yeah like from his forehead and I don't know if he F or whatever I go check on him when this is done see what's going on M is this your real name okay CU we're going to fingerprint you and it comes back to somebody else you're going to be additionally Char okay listen to me if this is not really who you are we're going to ad charge you yeah for obstruction because you're G me a false thing so I know actually answer me is this your real name sir answer me where is there something wrong with we'll get into that you're not afid to go so we're going to fingerprint you find out you're really finger detained detained because on this Andy figure out what's going you want give me your real name I'm not I'm not it doesn't matter you won answer or because you want to be this way okay resist pull away yes well hold on let me let me loosen this up because you just way you twist your wrist you tighten it up on tighten it up on yourself listen I don't want to go this route well you decide to go that route when I asked you what your real name is and you're like I don't sent any of this well you don't have say so and you can send to any because me Bo this you fix your so I'm not lawyer though I'm confused lawy does not happen right now ma'am that's when you as the investigation unfolds the woman's behavior only makes things worse digging herself into an even deeper hole my name's not Dennis wrong wrong person wrong [Music] person all right but Hey listen I still need your name though listen we're not going to take any more time right have a good one take care you talk to him there locked up excuse me excuse me I do need your information ex you have medical marijuana card I don't have any I cuz like cigarettes you know when you small cigar and cigarette or whatever stay to your clothing to your to your pores and all that okay so you same thing as Marana you smoke clothing here Prov us name you said he he said he's a general contract right what's his name oh wow the guy work every we he's a really nice person yeah but he's well he's the assistant to the general contractor but he was he's putting in our M okay no Dennis is the boss Dennis is the boss okay you don't know you don't know his name yeah well you guys had this going on and we usually so I just went out just to make sure and he was being a complete jerk off yeah I told you suspicious activity okay there's suspicious activity on the account so figure out who you really are make you are turn around I'm going to take your fingerprints when officers attempt to take her fingerprints she tenses up and resists rather than simply providing her information she chooses a more difficult path charge you with it as well continue to charge and charge and charge and then when we get down to the I need to know what's going on we're trying to figure out who you are man okay and then what and then we can talk more from there I can't address somebody I don't know who I'm speaking to I need to speak with the lawyer okay no problem you can speak to the lawyer okay so my lawyer would tell me my lawyer would tell me you have to identify yourself no matter what it doesn't matter what's going on okay I just need you I just need you to open up your here you understand every time I ask it to open your right here we're going to charge it with obstruction okay it's more and more charges I keep going and then when you get down to BSO they are going to fingerprint You by force and when they figure out who you are we're going to charge you with that as well okay I need to know what what what happens I I think you understand what's going on I I just need to figure okay now once I figure out who you are I can speak to you and actually tell you what the charges are okay so just give me your right hand just pull your finger out for me thank you very much all right I'm G to just tell you little well that works too but I gotta I got to verify okay just give me your right finger that's all okay real simple I wasn't ready sorry you you just need well I need I need two man it's not going to work with just one finger how many warrants do you have for I for that um I might have one here in Florida it's old very old I'm seeing one that's what I'm asking yeah it's very old very old yeah that's why Myers do what do you think should happen were you were you dep you were depositing a check but when confronted she finally comes clean in your name9 I'm just doing what I okay you're doing what you're told who was telling you to do it so you're just doing it for a phantom well they promise me something obviously you know so okay what did they promise you money money and you're supposed to leave with an U oh okay so you you understand your rights right you don't have to speak to us anything like that but now that we know who you are the truth of who you are obviously those rights still you know are still in effect right now now they actually mean something because we can say to you know what I mean so again you're you don't have to answer any questions or make any statements you still got you still understand that right you guys just forc me we didn't force you to do anything don't say that that's we're not forcing you to do anything we're we're just sitting here having a conversation with you I didn't say anything wrong with what's that yeah yeah no you said you're depositing whatever it is that you're depositing earlier you told me you went to Western Union and got a check right and you came here to deposit it okay well you were here earlier like you said you're also here last week probably you told me that what did you do last week I'm not going do my camera just me what she told me last week last week okay you want to ask any more questions answer any more questions for me do you want to answer any more questions okay enough no you cannot with the evidence stacked against the arrest is finalized hang look I'm being as gentle as I can be okay I think you know at this point you're being placed under arrest B hang on a second don't move so I can double lock this she's charged with fraud defrauding a financial institution obstruction using a fake ID and Grand Theft the court sentenced her to 21 days in jail 5 years of Probation and ordered her to pay $9,500 in restitution to the victims number one employee steals $2 million from company here's how she got caught a corporate Financial administrator embezzles nearly $2 million by manipulating in payroll forging checks and making unauthorized transfers for 6 years she avoids detection using company funds for luxury shopping in early 2023 a routine audit exposes the scheme revealing suspicious payroll deposits and Ford signatures by May 2023 authorities build a strong case and secure search warrants for her home and bank accounts on the morning of May 25th police officers arrive at her house knocking on the door with a warrant in hand okay it is a disaster w at least they sound like they are moving [Applause] I know they sound the C police search warrant the C police search War she's coming yep open the door police open the door open the door I have a search warrant open the door yes open the door or you're going to I'm going to break your door open sure okay anyone else home no it's just me and my dog are your dog can I please see the warrant pleas please yep we'll give you a copy is your husband home or your children home no my children are at school here go and step out step with my partner over here we're going to explain everything to you okay we have to search it to make sure there's no one else here I have to step out yes okay can I not get my purse or anything you have to go out with them officer Informer of the search and she's escorted outside while they check the house let go of the phone now no I'm on phone with my lawyer I'm on a phone with my lawyer let go of the phone please thank you just I'm going to hang out with you okay can you please explain to me what's going on yep there's a search for your house okay I have an officer that's going to talk to you once we make sure that everything safe in here okay right there's no one else home there's no kids home anything like that no is your husband home or is he okay can I call my lawyer at least like yep you can do that okay but we're going to work on that okay so I have to wait until you guys give me yes there's a c signed by a judge that says that we will be searching okay you got upstairs Max Max you got upstairs yeah I'll hold it watch watch that deep corner I don't my L said I shouldn't open the door do anything or tell you guys to contact them first if you didn't open the door I would have broke it down okay so you're doing what you're supposed to be doing okay I've got a search warant signed by a judge it's not like I asked to come in I got an order to come in by the judge okay okay on the right I'm going [Applause] left during the search police uncover high value items suspected to be purchased with stolen funds are there any weapons in the home or anything like that yeah my husband has a carry lock yeah they're locked up though I'm pretty sure yeah and he's down here no okay Pantry it's clear can I at least call someone to get my kids though from school like this is delay in the process if I can't call them and at least say that when do they get off school uh my kid gets out of school at 12 okay we got a little bit of time for that but I will make you let you make phone calls for that okay it's 9:30 but if he's out on a truck run why can't I call them and just tell them get back here now I I don't have anyone in the cowb else to pick up my K okay we'll make we'll let you make that call okay just not at this moment okay we got to make sure house is safe everyone's safe and then we'll start having conversation okay police search warrant go Rush yeah there's deep deep corner to the right turning yep am I under a r or something at the moment no I'm not understanding why I can't call my husband just to tell him to head back this way that nope I understand you don't have a phone on you right now so you can't call your husband I do have another phone I can use though or I that's also part of the surch my tablet's part of it too m uh we're almost about uh 15 seconds we'll be done all right we check that right but all right yep all right uh we're coming up open up here as officers dig deeper the woman grows increasingly anxious struggling to process what's happening hey L she says he's out on a run right now so no one should be home I swear no one is here but me and my dogs okay they got a I appreciate you I know it good a lot of stuff wow you guys good then good almost last room one all right while guys good good we get under the bed good to clear the channel sorry are you good for me to clear the channel yes secure you clear fire place why do they want my text messages for the offense that's in the listed in the war you said the offense can you explain that what does that mean you got a lot of questions there's another detective that's going to have those answers for you okay okay I'll get him for you once he's done doing inside once all the evidence is secured police take her into custody so this is detective liel we got a lot of questions he's got the information for you okay so um patient if you would please just let's go and slip down this way why can't we stand I would like to stay closer to my house that's possible well at at this point at this point in time unfortunately I'm going to have have to come down station with me okay for what huh as as right now you're in C you're in custody you're under arrest for theft as right now okay so I'm being charged as right now yes okay so when can I call my husband I'll let as soon as we get down there I know you have a lot I know you have a lot of questions and I want to be as accommodating as possible okay so as soon as we get down there says we'll sit down we'll have a talk and uh when everything's everything's situated like said I can answer questions for you and I'll let you make my phone calls you need to okay so who's all under arrest who's all under arrest who charging as of right now you're the only one here so as right now you're the you're the only one that's being charged who else would be charged my husband would be charged I don't at this this point in time this is I'm just concerned about talking to you okay you said even answer more of my question you will he will we've got to do this part first we will talk to you more at the police department so for now put your hands behind your back so I so when can I make my my phone call because my kids get out at 12 can you step forward please thank you pull your sleeve up a little bit and your hair out of the way so we don't get stuck in there okay I know you get a lot of questions and I want to provide the answers for you but then I just don't want to sit here and air out laundry in front of you know the entire I just want to know okay most importantly I would like to call my my my husband so he can get the kids is my husband under arrest are you guys trying to get him too they keep her calm a assuring her that everything will be explained at the station right now this is that's one of our first PR priorities is you know getting hold husband make sure the kids are okay so we know like so we're going to try but are you telling me the truth or you just saying it because I don't even know what I'm being who's charging me all right passion I'm I'm being up front now I've been doing this for almost 19 years I'm not trying to bamboozle you or anything like that okay it doesn't even say who's charging me it doesn't even say who's charging me we we'll police yep we'll we'll we'll talk we we'll talk about you know charges and whatnot when we get down there like said I'm not trying to bamboozle you we're trying to get we'll try to get all your husband try to make arrangements for the kids and what not and get it all situated okay mhm sorry sorry it's not the most comfortable but I'll get you out of those ASAP okay they boxes oh they're just clearing stuff out says clearing stuff out of the out of the Bands says part of the search warrant which items were listed here obviously you got your copy it's right here you can when we get down to the PDL let you look back over it again okay the officer then lays out possible outcomes and patiently answers her questions how long is your what how long is my stuff going to be how long's your stuff going to be gone for yes it's part part of the investigation 100% honesty I don't know because if whatever is collected will be collected as evidence and then it's got to go it's got to go through you know whether you know you take it to court whether you know that's you take it to court whether you know you're found guilty or you're found innocent whatever you know and then it says if if everything everything works out you know when you're found incident or Char in innocent or charges are dismissed that property will be returned to you okay they're going to have it until right now yes what the officers find in her home is astounding $116,000 in jewelry $43,000 in forged checks and $228,500 in Amazon purchases all tied to company funds she's charged with multiple felonies including theft over $1 million and financial misappropriation her bond is set at $500,000 and she later pleads not guilty and just like that another fraudster learns the hard way crime might pay for a while but it always Catches Up In The End