Authorities in Jefferson County have arrested a suspect involved in a scheme targeting a 71-year-old woman.
According to WJAC News, the suspect, posing as an Inspector General’s agent, convinced the woman to withdraw $500,000 to buy gold bars. She had already spent $20,000 on Bitcoin before police intervened.
An officer posed as a decoy to apprehend the 45-year-old man, who is now in custody at Jefferson County Jail, facing charges of theft by extortion and conspiracy.
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