Global Courant 2023-05-19 15:47:43
The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a man with nearly $66,000 in his car, all in the form of what they said were stolen checks.
Marquavius Shanard Williams had a FedEx package in his car containing 54 checks from the New York area totaling $65,902.01, according to deputies.
Newly elected Sheriff Levon Allen said the Elite Blackhawk Squad performed a traffic stop on Williams after seeing him driving while on a phone call and smoking what they believed to be a marijuana cigar.
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During the stop, officers smelled the odor of marijuana and searched the vehicle, leading them to the FedEx package containing the checks.
While deputies checked on Williams, they found he was also wanted by the Atlanta Police Department for violating his probation for aggravated assault, possession of MDMA and possession of a firearm.
The Blackhawk Squad contacted a victim during their investigation, who told them she did not know Williams nor how he obtained any of her checks.
Allen said Williams “wrote checks that got him a stay” at the sheriff’s office, saying that in Clayton County “no one should attempt to defraud, extort or take advantage of seniors.”
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Stolen checks and other forms of financial fraud are nothing new.
2022, Channel 2 consumer researcher Justin Gray reported that checks went up for sale on the dark web hours after being sent by common people.
Since September, the frequency of crime in Georgia has increased.
So said criminologist David Maimon of Georgia State University Channel 2 Action news that checks have been posted online by criminals for other criminals to use.
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“They take pictures, upload them to platforms and upload them for sale,” Maimon said last year. ‘It’s not a group of teenagers stealing your mail. We are talking about organized crime groups that ultimately know exactly what they are doing.”
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