Me and my guys are fake. I can't be so fake. That's like probably the worst fake idea I have ever seen. >> On May 20th, 2025, officers were dispatched to a mall for suspects in a lottery fraud investigation involving stolen credit cards and punched gift cards. This mall was just a stop in a statewide shopping spree. Yeah, they're by the Thai place. They're hugging right now. I took a peek in there. I don't see anything. No lottery tickets or cigarettes. No cards. He said they did $25,000 worth of lottery and cigarette just today with re-embossed cards. They bought the numbers online from overseas. We don't have the authority to take them into custody right now and lodge them at OCJ. MSP is going to have to make that arrangement before we [ __ ] put hands on them. We are not We're not taking them We're not doing the processing and the property for this guy. If he wants them, tell him he can come down to our substation at GLC, but we're not going to take him into custody and take him to the jail. Especially with the vehicle, the property that property that they have Where the [ __ ] did they go? They're sitting down? Yeah, they're sitting down. Those two that were just walking by. The troop will have to do it. Hey gentlemen. Uh-huh, what do you think? Fake or not? Or we make contact with You give me I told him we're not touching these guys until we get an ETA. Okay. I don't want to get someone else's jackpot using force where force wasn't You know, it just In today's climate >> one of us getting hurt doing this? Yeah, it's I Who knows if they're going to run this? I mean, you know, yeah. Yeah, they are. Police, hold on. Hey. Hold on a second. Can I talk to you? Put your hands behind your back. What happened, sir? Put your hands behind your back. Drop the bag. Drop the bag. You're being detained right now. Right? You want to be detained right here. Hold on. I'll feel comfortable with you. She'll catch you. Here, I'll all good. Yep. You understand you kind of what's going what is going on? All right. Yep, there's a investigation ongoing with MSP right now. We're going to go this way. You got to go. What was that? Shenae? Is that how you spell I just want to make sure I address you correctly. Hey, take his phone from him. I'm going to take your phone. All right here. You ready? 1 2 9 10 1,000 10 2,000 20 40 60 80 100 2,000 You want You good? Back in your pocket? Georgia Substation And I'll be right back with your phone for you. This is going to be up to the bosses, man. I'm not a boss. Yes, sir. I got both his phones out here. I'm going to just put this in your bag, too. What do you want? You know what? Let's put it in here to make it safe. How does that work? How does that work out here? I'm a local police officer. You're dealing with the state police. So Yeah, you got to talk to them, man. They're going to come pick you up. They'll explain everything. Let me ask you another question. What's up? Since you're in my apartment You've been cool. What's up, man? How bad is it? I mean anything over $1,000 though. You've been in trouble before, man? Who, me? Yeah. You never been in trouble for this stuff before? I've been in trouble plenty of times, my brother. Yeah, but unfortunately in this county things step things up and hands charge. If you have previous charge, you get they in this county being enhanced. No, I've never been here before. >> warrants or anything, man? Out of out of state? Cuz it'll pop up. So I mean no, I ain't got no warrants or nothing. Who, me? Yeah. How many warrants? Should be one. Non-extraditional. This is a god damn What you want to do that What is that for? It's a who? For what? But hey, you don't know what the might have caught up there, too, man. So, you know, they're doing their investigation, so So, what is this So, what How does court do it? So, it's going to it's going to be state police to let you know. It's going to be dependent on where you're going to be lodged. If you're lodged She's not going to run. Hell, no. [laughter] Yeah, go on and have a seat. Don't leave yet. She's sitting on the trunk. >> [laughter] >> Yeah, we don't need her. I'll catch you. Please don't let me hit the ground. Do you understand your rights? Yeah. Okay. Man, why is that fake ID so fake? That's the probably the worst fake ID I have ever seen. No, it's not even my ID, you know, what I'm saying? It's not even my ID. Well, I know because it's fake. It's not my ID. That's not even me. Well, bro, this is That's not even me. This is probably the worst fake ID Well, that's not even me. That's not even me. What's this for? That's what I do for my ID. What you standing for? I don't know what you're saying. Bro, listen, okay? I'll be honest with you, okay? With you being out of state, too, like you got a lot to lose here. Oh, yeah, I do. Right. So, I'm not trying to [ __ ] you. I know. Okay? But There you go, help me. Look at this. Yeah, she she's got No, by uh photos. So, I'll give you a chance to help yourself, but like I said, if you if you want to spew [ __ ] on it, we'll just call it a day and charge you, okay? Possession of this alone in Michigan is a charge. Okay? So, listen, I'm not trying to be the petty police here and take you out for some something minor, but like What's what's the deal? What's going on, man? Those are all my Those are all my stuff. And so are these legit cards? Yes, they're all my legit cards. Okay, cuz I'm going to scan them here in a minute. >> No, that's my legit cards. Okay, I'm going to scan them and all the numbers are going to match? >> Yeah, that's my legit cards. Okay. And when I run them through Capital One, they're going to say they're legit up to up to your bank account and it's in your name? Okay. What about this one here? That's DoorDash. Whose is this? >> That's That's my baby Who Who What's her name? That's Brianna Voss. Okay. What do you do for work? Car wash, detailing. Okay. When's the last time you did detailing? I mean, detailing like last month. Whose car is this? This guy's That's our car. You found this? Yeah. And where are you going? Huh? And where are you going? That's my That's my brother That's my baby mama brother car. What's this? That's our Okay. Do you have any way to validate how you got all this cash? Um I don't know how I got all the cash. Yeah. I don't know how to validate that, but I don't know I guess I would get a lawyer now cuz I don't know how to validate that. Well, that's fine. I mean, if you want a lawyer, you can get one. That's Like I'm not going to ask you Like I said, I'm only talking and helping you out. >> I'm I'm I'm willing to talk, but I don't know how to explain cash and all that. >> All All I'm saying is like you have like Like you Can you show me proof of like your car washes and your details, right? Um I can't show you that right now, but Okay, that's you. How do you book your appointments? Um Like online? Word of mouth? >> no, word of mouth. Okay. Phone, phone, you know, on the phone on the phone. You know what I'm saying? Okay. I'll check my person for safety. I'm going to count this in front of you, all right? Yeah, no problem. That way the total is there. Uh-huh. Any credit cards you can make that you got everything off? >> He's got um in the bags, there's like gift cards and [ __ ] like that and phones. Some Matt got a skimmer off of a guy. So All right, so is this all shopping from here? Yeah. How much money you think he's spending in here? Which phone is yours? The big one on top. >> This one? No, the other one. This one? The one right there, yeah. All right, whose phones are these? Um everybody has got their phone. You see the pictures and you can tell. Which phones are yours? That one. This one? This one. This one? This one. You said Whose is that? All right, I saw this one. This is definitely hers. I ain't got but one phone. Whose phone is this? This one? Whose phone is this? Uh where did you get all That's the one you got off of me? This one you got off of me? No, you had three on you. Okay. This ain't got nothing to do with you, right? This is all prop cash. That was just given to us. You have a a marker for we found on the floor? Yeah, yeah, we have a You mean a marker for cash? Yeah. Yeah, I think we do. I ain't got no warrant [ __ ] today. >> [laughter] >> Is this all the [snorts] money you have in your pocket right here? So So this is the only way you're going to come off? >> No. And you have to cut the strap off. Huh? All right, guys, be straight up. Uh If I don't leave my license Yeah, I know. All right. I was I was just I just spent like something and I tipped somebody in the middle. That's what it was at. You want me to count and Yeah, I'm counting right here. Can I see? I can't see. It's right here. I'm recording. I can't see though. I'm not trying to be rude and anything else, but I'm not from Atlanta, baby. They steal everything. Yeah, we have to have our body cameras on. That's see that red light. It's recording. I like my job too much. Yeah, we would lose our jobs like that. Are these They really separate? Yeah. Just making sure. What's that? You said 1,000 2,000, 3,000, 100, 200, 300. 31. So, 3,331. Does that sound right? >> That sound right. All right. What's that? Boy. Can I say something? What's that? Can I say something? What's that? That's just yeah. It's a investigation on my end. I got to do what I got to do. It's up to MSP. They So, if you did this here, you did all this here, you'd be locked up. You'd be transported to OCJ for felony charges. But, it's up to MSP. But, if you did in my city all this, 20 what is suspected $25,000 in fraud, right to jail. So, so Yeah. Here's the reality of the situation. Okay? And this is just me you to man. Yeah. All right? I don't what's going on. You know what's going on, right? You be honest with me. Are the gift cards pushed or anything, man? Are they pushed, the gift cards? What do you mean, pushed? Push numbers, you punch them. Are they fake? Are they going to come back fake at at all? I don't think so. All right, so we'll just stand there for evidence until they're released to you, all right? What do you mean evidence? You said What's it? No, I can't put the gift cards in there. What were you about to do then? I know, but you know, I got to think through my investigative process, you know? I know but if they're not, they'll come right back to you. I will say though, if you want to have a conversation, I'll I'll Miranda you. Under oath, you can waive your rights, you can talk to me, give me a statement. If you don't want to, I ain't going to hold it against you, man. I don't know, bro. That's me. I respect it, all right? I got you. You don't want to yell across because everything is You look bad, right? So, this guy sounds like he was working on a half charge this time. So, we're going to take him cuz he's got the uh Hey. How you doing, my man? Hey. Good to see you again. No, no, no, you're good. He's got the skimmer on him and he's got the keys to the car. Here's the thing too. I went in there and I'm like, "How am I going to put your [ __ ] gift cards in there?" And I was like, "You know what? No, are they pushed?" He's like, "What's that mean?" I'm like, "Are they punched?" He's like, "No, man, I'm not putting them in there." I'm like, "No, we're going to keep them as evidence." I'm like, "You know what? If you want to talk to me, you talk to me. You waive your rights." He's like, "I'm on board." You know. So, those are those are gift cards. With the with this guy and this guy's cards Yeah. What we'll do on his case is detect the skimmer. We have our own skimmer. Yeah. We'll scan them until we're done and reverse them and see what they're coming back to. So, he did have Let me grab He has cards. So, I'll let you decide what you want to do and Who's bagging that? Push them. Yeah. Well, he's got the readers. We got enough for what cuz I'm in Okay. You want to see I got you. Yep. Does this stay on me? No, this is going to come off. And you you want to wear that in jail with hundreds of dudes in the same cell? No, this is going to come off, man. It's a liability. Should I you guys talk to the I'm not the investigator. Now, if I if we found those cards come back punched then um you'll possible jail time. Not punched. Yeah, I'm not I'm not saying you're lying. After that, get a good lawyer. For what? You're good, man. Both suspects were charged with a single count of larceny by conversion and three counts each of financial transaction device uttering and publishing and financial transaction device possession of fraudulent. Share your thoughts below.