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WENGNews writes, "AN OSPREY MAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER HE WAS LINKED TO A COUNTERFEIT TRAVELER’S CHECK SCHEME THAT HAD INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS. SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES SAY 36 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY ALBRITTON IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AT LEAST TWO PACKAGES THAT WERE INTERCEPTED BY US IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. THE PACKAGES ORIGINATED FROM NIGERIA AND CAME THRU FRANCE, AND INSIDE EACH PACKAGE WAS OVER $100,000 DOLLARS OF COUNTERFEIT TRAVELER’S CHECKS. THE PACKAGES WERE HEADED TO A LOCAL MAIL PAC ‘N FAX ON SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL. TUESDAY, THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU SET UP AN OPERATION, IN WHICH ALBRITTON WOULD ALLEGEDLY TAKE THE CHECKS TO STORES THAT WOULD EXCHANGE THEM FOR GIFT CARDS AND WESTERN UNION MONEY ORDERS. ALBRITTON WOULD THEN WIRE 60% OF THE MONEY TO NIGERIA AND KEEP 40% AS PAYMENT. ALBRITTON WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY ON CHARGES OF POSSESSION OF COUNTERFEIT CHECKS, SCHEME TO DEFRAUD, AND BRINGING FORGED COUNTERFEIT CHECKS INTO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. HE IS BEING HELD ON $17,000 BAIL, AND THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE CHARGES BEING FILED. "
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Posted on Apr 03, 2008 04:49am.
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