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| TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR SCHEMING TO DEFRAUD |
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WENGNews writes, "TWO MANATEE COUNTY MEN WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES DETERMINED THEY WERE TRYING TO DEFRAUD A SCRAP METAL SHOP. DEPUTIES SAY THE OWNER OF SUNCOAST METALS, MIKE ALLEN, TOLD DETECTIVES HE DISCOVERED AN EMPLOYEE OF HIS, 36 YEAR OLD JOSE SERRANO OF BRADENTON, WAS CREATING FALSE PURCHASE TICKETS. HE WOULD THEN CALL HIS FRIENDS TO CASH THE TICKETS, WHICH WERE CREATED OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS. ALLEN ESTIMATED THAT SERRANO CREATED ABOUT $9000 DOLLARS WORTH OF TICKETS. SERRANO ADMITTED TO ALLEN THAT HE WAS CREATING THE FALSE TICKETS, AND WAS FIRED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 22 YEAR OLD RICARDO RAMIREZ OF PALMETTO WA ONE OF THE FRIENDS THAT WAS CASHING IN THE TICKETS. RAMIREZ TOLD DETECTIVES THAT HE WOULD MEET AN UNKNOWN MAN OUTSIDE THE METAL SHOP, WHO WOULD GIVE RAMIREZ THE TICKET. THE UNKNOWN MAN ASKED RAIMREZ TO CASH THE TICKET BECAUSE HE DIDN’T HAVE THE ID TO DO SO, AND RAMIREZ WOULD MAKE $100 DOLLARS FOR CASHING EACH TICKET. BOTH SERRANO AND RAMIREZ WERE ARRESTED TUESDAY ON SCHEME TO DEFRAUD CHARGES. BOND WAS SET AT $7500 FOR EACH, WHICH RAMIREZ MADE AND WAS RELEASED. "
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Posted on Feb 28, 2008 05:21am.
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