the tables turn fast when these not so smart scammers realize it's game over here are five cases when dumb scammers realize they've been caught number five Family Dollar employee busted in $5,000 merchandise scam a Family Dollar cashier is caught scamming the store letting friends and family walk out with over $5,000 in unpaid merchandise she Rings up cheap items like gum while allowing full carts to leave pocketing small payments from her accompli security footage reveals the scheme and the store manager compiles evidence including transaction logs and recorded statements from the employee I know you called me what's going on good afternoon how are youon afternoon we have a an employee that is being under ringing like she will charge a dollar and let the customer leave was about $150 merchandise uh multiple time during the month of January multiple time in the actually a little B generate multiple times in February and the last one was on Sunday um I interview her she's sitting in the back wrote a statement recording a statement she admitted to what happened and uh we just call you guys okay do you have any evidence of this videos I got I got full video and I got a a recorded statement I can't use a recorded statement because she's not issued her rights so I can't use a recorded statement so I I took it and I didn't have to read her right yeah but I have to under court of law under Fourth Amendment understood okay uh all right do you have a tal ever how much she actually took uh we still haven't finished how old is she I believe she's 21 22 h the officer then confronts the accused employee this is Tina helloa officer how you doing you have an ID on you it's in my okay where's your Pur that go okay okay it's under okay I'm pretty sure um what's going on so um my LP okay how you doing yeah um what's going on pretty much I explainer um since the beginning of February mhm she pretty much knew people from Facebook and regular customers MH and she's in a tough situation with her family and she fig I let you take the merchandise you want all I need is $50 to 80 coming to me in cash and I will under ring every other item so she will boy the items or not even ring it so you can see transaction when she had the end voice it okay to zero or you can see when she only scan a lollipop for 30 5 cents a dollar and then you see like a full bgy Liv in the store full of merchandise do you have um do you have the videos uh each time get in time yes okay um do you have a laptop or anything I can view it I can look at some we can view it right now in the screen yeah you also have this is also a log of everything right of everything some of the stuff is not long um I'm going to talk to you for a minute but I I don't want you to stop calling everybody I don't want people to start showing up here ain't nobody going to show up here but I'm not just going to I can't get in contact with myi I'm not just going to go to jail and nobody know am I'm not saying I don't know whether you going ja I'm I already de with police so many times I'm not dumb there's a reason y'all can't I'm not St well someone makes a complaint I have to come I have to respond and investig cops also review the evidence including videos of transactions showing customers paying as little as 59 cents for goods worth over $100 so that's that's why I'm here do you understand so just give me a second which one we pull wa me 35 at 13 25 35 13 35 25 [Music] 25 something like this mix years ago two femes were they used to have coupons so they would every customer after a certain amount of money they're supposed to be a coupon like off something this is one of the conu all those items uh how much um the transaction 100 yeah that's 100 but how much did the costom pay for 59 Cent 59 cents so over 100 over 100 on that particular one 59 so what's what was the date uh the day of the day is March 5th at 122 1 so 35 that will be Sunday that will be the last transaction 21 what's the next one you got um 33 3 three what time 1956 do are you able to pull the the receip okay and or the link that you guys sent I can upload it to the file the logs further highlight consistent patterns of undercharging so back here that cost pay you9 this is another cost what was the date uh March 3rd Sunday 1956 so the other one was March 5th correct and this one is March 3rd yeah we're going yes yeah third biggest question you all want to prosecute 100% yes what uh what was the time uh time is 1957 so seven this is the lady with the pajamas M there's over $150 in here or more and how much did she pay9 5950 what did we calculate her when we look at the product over 150 yeah [Music] so she say she's she's been going through some financial difficulties and that's what she say on the on the video I mean on the recording and doing my statement that she was doing it for her kids for her kids okay and she you know she would let them go and then they would give her money yeah I guess uh they they know her from the streets okay so they know to from the area to come to directory and then they will give her the morning like in a little piece of paper $50 to $80 above and I have a reading statement if you want to read it I think we have enough as long as we have all the videos yeah we were going to you send us a link what's is for prosecution purposes we need someone with expertise to explain all that to the state St office okay I'm going to need your information okay and then the questioning begins turn all right so I guess they already talk to you no Rish I guess they already talked to you who's that that's my people I I need to know what's going on okay um I guess they already talked to you and um and you talk to him about what's been going on right um I need to get get a statement from you and and find same statement I gave them I wrote it on the paper I listen I don't know what they do okay my job is to I'm impartial okay my job is to talk to you and find out what's going on okay I need to ask you I got money from people just just just give me give me a second just give me a second okay I'm going to ask you a few questions and I'm going to you know you watch TVs I have to advise you of your constitutional rights okay and then I'm going to ask you a few questions do you understand all right um I need to ask you a few questions are you under influence of alcohol right now H what uh what's what is the highest level of your education of Education eighth grade um did you play any sports in school or softball softball I am required I'm required to warn you before you make any statements I'm to war you before you make any statements you have the foll constitutional rights you have the right to and Silent in that answer any questions do you understand that any statement you make must be freely and voluntarily given do you understand the cashier remains calm but resigned acknowledging that what she did was wrong those rights in my are you choosing to speak with me um the only thing I got to say is if I'm going to jail I don't want to answer listen I all right so what I'm trying to tell you is that if someone say something I've I've known you for for I've come here and I talk to you whatever I don't know anything about you all I say is Hi are you doing I come to you I I purchase whatever I need to purchase I worked out I don't know anything about you someone say something I need to know what happened okay cuz a lot of time people say hey did you talk to so and so yeah she was nice she told me what happened you know she was having some issue whatever so I can present that to whoever I need to say to but what I'm trying to say is that I can't just go by what someone say I have to talk to you and get your side of the story okay all right um how long you been working here November so you've been working since October October or November okay M your part time or full time full time full time um you work normally day sh right both day and night are you married have kids I have kids how many kids three three kids you like working here do you have any problem with anybody here um who's your Roger your supervisor right yep okay do you have any issue with him okay so um like with with the transaction can you tell me like what's what's going on like I what cuz I don't want anybody to come here and put a gun to your face and threaten you and whatever and then we're going to have to go hunting them down and and and find out just make sure that didn't happen Okay I just that's why I need to get a status store from you to make sure that you're not you safe that no one threaten you or anything the officer probes further asking more questions about her background and figuring out the reason behind her actions threat I I can't hear you nobody threaten me okay all right can you tell me what's going on I just said I ring people up they gave me money and that was it so you you charge them more charge them less than what the value of the the the merchandise huh how much you normally get from them this all depends 60 80 100 depends the person the I I don't know it's just different prices I don't know okay explaining the same so like between $50 to $100 um these people that normally like do they know you how do you know them like the street the street like in the neighborhood around yeah okay like do they know to come to you or how does it work if we're doing the same statement the man just took from me on a piece of paper I I I the what I'm trying to say is that I just I need to it's either I know them and they just come into shop and they see me there and that's just what I do I don't call nobody like I I don't like that's why I'm saying if I'm going to jail there's no point to explain all this cuz I'm going to go to jail with a migraine and aggravated this like they already got the video what I'm saying got all that like I don't you can you can stop you can say at any time I don't want to talk to you I don't want to talk about this anymore and then I'll stop do you understand point they got the video and everything so there's explaining myself ain't going to do nothing but what I'm trying to tell you is that I need to get your side of the story and I told you already you can at any time you can say hey I don't want to talk to you I don't want to talk about this anymore I already explained I was not I was getting money from people and I wasn't ringing everything up about who it is and where I know them from all that is irrelevant it's like I did what I did it was a mistake the cashier admits to under charging her accomplice multiple times with the last incident taking place on March 5th like now what's the next step okay how long this been going on since you started it's like January since January do it the whole time how much money you think you got a total from this people like a couple hundred I don't I don't know exact M like know what I'm saying from from January like maybe I don't know a th000 2,000 not that much no I mean just just a rough guess 500 600 less like I don't I don't know every time I get money is gone who I don't know okay um anything that you think I should know about you anything that I can do to help you or I mean so no no one came here and and and threaten you and force you to do anything right after getting her statement police begin the process of arresting her you taking me all right I'll call you from in there um you have anything in your pocket anything in your jacket never take jacket off yeah just I'm C can't take ja with okay why can't wear till we get there it's you're not you're not going to need it no you're going to be inside it's cold in there um you want to put that in the all jewelry off I get there and will your your pants stay without the belt oh Lord I'm not even at the jail yet sir well we have to take it all off the last officer didn't do that to me ultimately she's charged with felony Grand Theft and receives 24 months of probation number four scammer's second fake check scheme goes south a woman walks into a bank attempting to cash a check she claims as payment for a job unbeknownst to her the staff is already suspicious the bank staff promptly contacts the authorities and officers arrive to investigate what's going on with the check you're trying to cashier they don't think it's real they don't think it's real mhm it's a gig that I work that they gave me okay so somebody gave you the check in yeah I work to get them I be like it's not real they don't think it did yeah so we just want to make sure you don't knowingly know you're trying to catch a fraudulent check okay well then if it's all misunderstanding it's all misunderstanding you got your ID on you yeah do they got it okay I'll get it in a second who's the check from H who's the check from it's from this gig that I work with gigs smart gigsmart mhm here we go okay we'll talk to Y just a minute thank you um let's see here gig what is what do you do for gigsmart what is gigart I work different projects in this what's not the first check they sent me you C other checks from the first check from sovus okay what is what do you do for gigsmart what is that um there's different jobs that I can pick to work like what kind of job it's literally dis like anything and everything what do you like get on there and and um see what's available or and this isn't the only one that I use I use this Rolo there's different apps that I use to work different gigs and this was one that I worked at this truck stop where they was having thing and I was just so you did what did you do to earn this what did I do to un I worked there for 3 weeks and I was just helping them with their um it was like a month monster truck festival and I was helping them with the reservations and the cleanings and all that that was good I worked there for three weeks and then they they they gave it to you or sent it to you or who's the person that issued it to you do you know no I don't when asked for proof of employment or contact details for her employer she comes up empty the officers grow more skeptical as she struggles to provide basic information about the supposed job how do they um see that I haven't talked to him yet yeah we got another officer he'll talk to them when he gets here um the only thing we got was there was a female matching your description um trying to cash a a check that they think it's FR fig it's fraudulent yeah so that's why I'm here go ahead if it's something that you may not have knew it was a frul then you know mistakes are made and we can figure it out so we just got to investigate it them CU I need to get paid for what I work for that's not right and who do you who do you contact that's what I'm trying to figure out and what's the name of that site you said gigs smart like g i g s m a r t mhm is it a app mhm okay so app called gigsmart and and you saw a job about what did you say about trucks it was a monster truck festival monster truck festival where was that where is was the festival at this was in darville okay and then uh you said it was a three- we thing M did you have a contact person no did you get a phone number or something or how did you communicate with who you supposed to work for um they just sent me um information once I accept the gig they send me the address and to be there you said you received this in the mail M and you're saying you cash checks from this monster truck or from what no from a different gig but I never casat a this check okay Sharon Chris Porto that that's your signature and then that's their signature is that right this is my she do she the officer questions her further as they continue to investigate the fraud case how many gigs have you done through this site multiple M like three or four way more than that way more than that but the monster truck thing that's the only um this the first okay who do you bang through who who do you Bank through uh sop it's not not a big Bank sop okay like I said we're still figuring things out but I got to ask you have you ever been arrested for anything have you ever been arrested period uh yes what was you arrested for somebody else did in your car why would you do that how old are you now how old was you there okay what did they tell you when you went up here and gave them the the check and all that did they tell you why you was waiting was you getting suspicious or anything I mean I don't know exactly H you've been here but first time I came I was it I got you you said you don't have a contact person that you was deing with how did you how'd you get here did you drive where's your car at okay you still staying stateum or you stay in a now so like I said right now he just he got to investigate soon as he figure things out then we'll uh we'll know what's going on the woman attempts to pull up her work history on a gig app to support her claims but fails to locate any evidence of the job I will say it's kind of doesn't look good as far as you don't have the contact person that you I mean if I go work somewhere I'm going to know who I need to talk to and you know the phone number name all that stuff like that all my dogs I don't have no contact information anything I just have the address and so you see a job that's available you click on it and then you can accept it does it show the history of you accept in that one um does it show your job history period yeah does it show like the previous months uhuh just show the [Music] not showing that one when did you work you said 3 weeks but how long ago was that um April the third or four third or fourth that was when you started or ended at 3 weeks so 4 you must have just according to what you're saying you must have just recently received that right hang out by the front of the cars real quick I'm going holler it him we'll we'll see where we're going there okay okay so you just hang out by my car all not really put me at [Music] same does she know who this came from at all like Bank officials confirm it's fraudulent stating that the account it's tied to has been flagged for previous fraudulent activity no no only thing she's saying is she got that uh she got some out that she gets jobs off of and uh that one popped up she accepted it some um Monster Jam in a darville and uh she worked at she claiming she worked it for 3 weeks stting April 3rd or April 4th and waited for 3 weeks and then uh received that in the mail on the 29th that's my issue is like having a hard time disapproving whose accountants it comes back to Sharon Christie PTO that's what this account comes back to is that a real account here this is a real account is flag with a lot of frost she's actually in the process of closing her account this is not real at all these don't look any these check she said none of them none of cash this at all and this lady is already getting a bunch of yeah did they call her yeah she answered she said she has already yeah that's how for an arrest I mean she can't give no information I told her I told her to pull up history for the work things it's not there oh she Prov that I she was trying to pull it up but she couldn't she couldn't show it I mean what we can do is ask her again I had what's her name again all right so here [Music] here's we want you be honest with us cuz it seems to us that uh that you know what's going on and you never worked at the place for three weeks you can't provide any proof of it I just told you I don't know why my up Sor did you sign W9 or a W2 no it's not it's a 1099 it's not a um okay despite this the woman insists she didn't know the check was fraudulent and maintains her innocence not an actual you yeah did you take any document of your 1099 where you signed it the only docent documentation that they give me is at the end of this year everything that I okay well you should you still have to sign that $199 in the beginning and you know I've never had time do you have the envelope or anything this came with no okay so I mean I'm just going to be up front with you none of the check except for the person on it is real the check is completely false they don't even make cashier checks that look like this the cashier's number up here not real at all the only person and thing that is real on here is it's got your name right and then it's got an abbreviated portion of the remitter and again just to be completely transparent with where we're at right now they are already trying to close that account due to fraud account this specific account for fraud because people are trying to cash checks fraudin on her account so it's enough that they immediately knew this was a fake check and then were able to pull that up instantly so here's my concern is you can't show me any proof of you actually hav't been working over there I've got a fake check and I've got you trying to cash that fake tra which in and of itself regardless of anything is a charge on its [Music] own so I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt to show me some kind of info like I'm not trying to get in trouble for something and I need to get paid for what I work for yeah well this isn't going to do yeah I know that now do you have a contact info for anybody you're supposed to contact in regards hold on the situation worsens when the officers point out that attempting to cash a fraudulent check is a crime regardless of intent and it's just it's odd to me that everything was just here now was gone well there's two things click I keep clicking on it sorry this there there's two things I'm going to tell you one something you got to understand people Li to you want to stand between the cars with the block okay people lie to us all the time so I don't know you okay so you could be telling me truth you get lied to all the time with that uh so the two things I will say is hey at the end of the day looking like this it's always going to just if if you're lying is you know what I'm making a mistake it's time for me do it and okay that's the biggest thing I want to say second you don't want to do that that's you're right uh whatever evidence you have we got have to go what I don't know everything you got but it's not good like I said if you end up going to jail you're just going to have to take all this stuff that's going to be your your your or whatever in court that's your way of finding charges right but you got to see what we're standing at we're trying to give you every benefit police officers for you to to to understand you know your side of things but right now it's just if you was an RCU You' be like this don't look good um like that's not [Music] he like I said what you say comes out of your mouth so I mean if um you know if what you're saying is true then you know by all means I've never been in a situation like this before nothing [Music] like all the checks I got in before never the woman's protests continue but the evidence is overwhelmingly against because here's the thing let's say you have to take a charge for this and then you know later on when you get more information or whatever then you can go after this whomever else who apparently what you're saying is setting this whole orchestrate and this whole thing to cause you to get in [Music] trouble only way I can [Music] you saying mon Jam was there for 3 weeks huh they were there for weeks I Wasing there they wasn't there themselves I was having them set up and then when they came I helped them for that and then where where is it at in darville that yeah like arena is it yeah it wasn't it wasn't Arena it was like outside old cuz I'm I'm looking for the gig that I work and is I here the address everything I'm trying to contact the court what am I supposed to um tell them I tell them you you right here with the police officers trying to cash a check that you receive through them from working you know tell them what from working this Monster Jam thing for 3 weeks the only way I can which is how just like sending them a support message they don't have no customer service phone number that's what I'm looking for is it okay if he just keeps my ID cuz I was headed to the hospital no what are you going to the hospital for I have eaten since Friday highly dehydrated without valid proof of employment or a legitimate explanation for the check the officers are left with no choice but to do this I don't know he was headed the hospital when right after I left here I went to the pool thing and that was going to make me feel better but where do you live right now yes no how you say it t it has a accent okay all right Mr R put your hands behind your back okay cuz you're going to be going for um the possession of the check this be for the fourth degree I got got to deal with this guy over here too lock my um car yeah yeah we'll get the car lock yeah he he talked to me I'm oh he talk to me too did you say anything to him or yeah what does he want um he's uh trying to find a ride to uh Winder and cuz he can't get a taxi I had my car the dryer cloes not going be a let you change I'm freezing this this is drying no my underneath it oh okay well we're going to go out to the jail and don't get you change out do you have anything on your person other than your phone where's your keys at in my car you just left them in the car unlocked okay I'll go around there and lock it up and get the keys I'll drive over we get the keys okay okay all let my car right here you mean do you AB or anything you don't mind all right it's you we're not yeah we got got to do that without not going to leave the bank's Swift decision of the fake check and her inability to verify her story make the case clear she's charged with possession of a fraudulent check in fourth degree fraud number three a broader scheme comes crashing down when police catch him red-handed a man walks into a bank with a fake ID trying to withdraw a large sum of money his actions immediately raise suspicions and the police are called to investigate where do you live New York New York do you have an account with this Bank yes yeah in New York is where I opened it okay does he have an account you guys seems to be a problem well for now you're just you're just detain for now okay so don't leave you're not free to leave right now cuz I'm trying to figure this out one still copy New York State deal where do you stay when you here in Florida I'm staying in a hotel in Orlando which one in Orlando yes how do you get to Stewart uh 475 71344 what's the problem what's going on here I'll explain it you a second 10 12 how did you get here today in Uber you Uber yes and you're staying in Orlando yes and did you chose come into to Stewart to go to the bank I stopped here cuz they have a location here I was going to see my daughter where does your daughter live she lives down a little further south what's further south be a little more specific sorry Tamar tamarak yes but I was going to catch a uber down there when I was done here so how much is you were from Orlando here it's like1 and some dollar and how much has afforded on to Tamar I haven't done it yet I don't know find the man claims to live in New York but says he's staying at a hotel in Orlando however his story just doesn't add up what's what's the problem what's the problem is it's suspicious that you come here from Orlando stoping in Stewart and go Tamar so we have a series of supicious is this is this a real ID's is this a real idea what's the problem the problem is I just explained it to you it's you don't make sense right now you live in New York you're staying in Orlando you're using what business do you have in Orlando I just that's where I I I got off the plane at was in Orlando when was that last week when was the last time you were here 3 days ago okay and then back to Orlando now back from Orlando to Tamar I'm not allowed to travel no no I'm just asking I'm trying to make sense of you right now okay is that what it is yeah I don't understand why it's problem for me to travel what's your social 068 one just do a copy of uh social does that match the social liit ID does have on what law did I break by going to Orlando and then come in here and you didn't break a law yet I said you're detained right now because it's suspicious what you're doing okay so we got a call on you right now because it's weird that you come in two days earlier while you're staying in Orlando now 2 days later you're back here and it just doesn't make sense how is that weird because this can't be the only Bank you can go from Orlando OK and now you end up in steart you see what I'm saying I don't understand you guys have a location in Orlando and there you go I don't understand what the suspicion is give me a readback on that deal noticing the inconsistencies the officers decide to take action that's came days he stays in Orlando he lives in New York his daugh in Tamar us Uber to from or does the bank have a ID on file holder I know what am I being arrested for sir you're not being arrested you're being investigatory detention we got to figure out what's going on here what do you mean you have to figure out what's going on here I haven't broken laws hold on yes sir Jesus can I ask why I'm being detained sir he just explained it to you it doesn't make any sense to all right they'll explain it to you just you have to go with the floor right now and I think you'll understand later that this is to protect everyone including you so here I have a seat over here what the is is your waiting for you no going is that a is that a Bluetooth speaker in your ear for your phone yes is somebody listening on there no I'm going to take it out turn put it in your pocket okay that's fine just stand up for a second just put it in your pocket for right now turn around for me no weapons on you right or anything like that yep upon examining his ID they discover it's a forgery have any other ID in here or just that one there's a car in there debit card for are you Jeffrey yes okay I I don't know you I you know I just I just came in two minutes ago okay just going to I'll leave it right in here for you okay once you stand back up I can put this back in your pocket here there you go okay have a seat thank you you guys Jeffer what year graduate high school I'm sorry I think I'm going sounds good you can call them from the jail keep playing games that's fine so you can tell them all the difference is so that was that's the actual newor and you can oh you see it's missing it's all in the wrong and there's no hologram yeah there's all that's all in the wrong um wrong place you know it's that's moved over here the D is here um so look this way no I I got the numbers from the bank and cont from from the bank account so but the gentleman I the picture of is okay still wonder why you're being detained here okay you you get to lead with your name and just let's get ahead of this and just move on yes you're not going anywhere going to figure out who you are Contin to Shield your identity you're committing a crime you can't lie to the police about your name you can't present fake ID so just tell them you your real name we're going to read this to you because we're asking you questions all right before proceeding with questioning they read him his Miranda rights using facial recognition the officers then verify his true identity and uncover the truth have him or her with you during questioning if you can't afford a lawyer one will be appointed for you a question if you wish if you decide to answer questions without a lawyer president you'll still have the right to stop answer at any time you also have the right to stop answer anytime if you talk to lawyer you understand yes sir all right so what we're doing why I took a picture of your face is uh we're going to input it into facial recognition and we're going to find out who you actually are okay my name's David thank you David are you from Florida no I was born year spell your middle name or your last name are you from orando no I'm originally from Michigan well but today like where'd you come from today oh no down Tam Miami that was my flid that was my next guess some guys picked you up this morning and they're going to give you money or both took a picture of your face and asked you to come up here and withdraw money yeah yeah appreciate your cooperation David what's your birthday 1978 what kind of car did you ride here in uh silver Civic is it new was it a rental I think it no it's not real new it's not super old but ain't real new does anything about the car stand out where we could find it it's not a r I wouldn't say it was a r I think if you can respond okay who picked you up look like black dreads one wears glasses the others doesn't both had dreads yeah one one wears glasses the other don't both kind of heavier set they picked you up this morning you said Tam how did they compensate you they haven't they said they were going to pay you afterwards yeah have you done it already here at this location they brought me up here one other time the man admits to working with a Criminal group that provides him with fake IDs for a scam involving withdrawals from multiple Banks across Florida how did you did they buy you these clothes yeah I was going to say they look very new if you guys are interested I'm able to get okay I mean they probably know we're here right you have a phone number for them I have multiple phone numbers for them okay you've done this before different places all over the state yeah they they try to come they try to make me work every day wow listen man much I'm an addict I'm an addict I know you're not the first person I've met you're not you're not the first person I've met that goes through this if I don't get it then you know what happens yeah all right there all the numbers are in your phone all right well boming is how do you communicate with them is it just phone calls or through uh texts uh phone calls and text okay how long have you been communicating with them all right all month okay so there's probably a bunch of stuff on there all right would you be okay with us um doing forensic download of your phone just so we get all that information I mean wouldn't matter if I did problem your cooperation would go a long way other than you saying take me to jail no you know what I mean I'm tired of this man I'm tired of thisit Qui yeah yeah yeah we're we're going to change the handcuffs sounds like it'll be a FR Usef ID and a grand theft because he attempted so yeah no sounds good to me I'll I'll let you know shortly I got my contact all right thanks cool okay does your phone have a passcode on it does your phone have a passcode on it it's got a finger lot okay can you um where is your phone oh John you have his phone yeah do you have his phone he's going to unlock it for us you're all right with this right I mean I'm not making you you don't have to we would love it if you didine officers seiz his phone and discover evidence of his Communications with a group during further questioning he reveals key details about his accomplices and the inner workings of the operation I let you get stuff off my phone when I get out you let me have my phone back or you guys going to hold it um we're going to do a forensic download and we'll put it back at the jail you guys let me get yeah we're not going to I Delta 11265 name do do you have any warrants I have a non Expedition warrant in um Missouri okay all right so we're not going have to worry about that so how long do you say you've been doing this sorry how much money you made how much they give you couple1 so the cour filled it out okay so this was the last time he came in this is today oh it today okay evidence today [Applause] okay you came back with the same name 104 that's it unless you want to I'm here I'll I don't care I'll write it all right um we've been doing it a month it's the same guys do you know their names their first names what are they James and Sean only all right about a month um what cities have you been to SAS work there Sarasota you came here one other time the man confesses to being part of the operation for about a month detailing how his bosses Supply him with everything needed to scam Banks we've been to each of those other places a couple times too yeah okay a couple times to each all right um did they print out when did they print out that ID card did you actually see them printed or that there's three people on my phone one is boss man Kevin he's the one that sends the IDS what do you mean sends the IDS sends them to them to these guys we have FedEx okay they take your picture they give they give it to him right and then boss man Kevin fedexes it to these guys so I don't know if it's coming from out of state or in state or what but where do they come where do they go pick up the uh pick up the packages do they have it shipped to like a residence or no it's at a FedEx they pick it up inside a FedEx yeah what have you been there with them um It's Over by uh it's by Hollywood do you have anything else Bes out it's in Hollywood I'm not really it's okay I'm not either that's why I'm asking how long ago they uh they already had your picture right because you've been doing this a while so they just is it all was in New York ID no they do um Georgia and Ohio too how do you think they get this information I'm not sure the um you see on my phone that boss man Kevin text his information about the person to my phone too oh wow like U social security number I was going to say he did pretty good rattling off the social and all that stuff they they texted to my phone right there you just so that when they ask you questions you're able to answer them so boss man Kevin gets him somehow he reveals that he earns a small cut of the stolen money while the organizers take the majority pay you a percentage of whatever you get out of the um out of the branch yeah very small percentage like what like a 100 bucks yeah $1200 each time like each day when they buy you these clothes um they gave me the pants like a couple days ago pants and different shirt and stuff is there anything else you think could help me I mean um I know that you're going to try to contact me again when I get out you think they will oh yeah did they know you they know your real name yeah you gave them like your ID card or something they in car right now my IDE your ID is in their car yeah right did you see them leave once the first officer pulled in no I I'm sure they did as soon as they saw you know yeah don't try to contact me as soon as I'm out just to have your work again yeah my phone did they give did they give you this phone no I bought this phone this is actually it's my girlfriend's phone here it's unlocked okay right let's see if we can turn off the turn off the Locking stuff um I know nothing about Androids um when you got off of 95 you came straight here yeah they were gpsing the address to this Bank specifically actually yeah I pull it up on that my maps on there oh they use your phone for the maps okay they were using theirs but something happened one their for some reason they asked me to do on ultimately the entire scam is exposed and falls apart so here we go this we'll get this over with right is there anything on you that you're not supposed to have all right don't need any extra felonies you know what I mean probably a pretty lucrative business right for them yeah for them not you with all the evidence gathered the man faces charges for using fake IDs and attempting financial fraud marking the end of his short-lived criminal run number two police take down fake funeral funeral fundraiser scheme deputies respond to reports of individuals walking in traffic soliciting money for a funeral among them is a woman claiming to collect donations for her niece who she says recently passed away officers stop her and begin questioning so I understand what you're doing and I'm sorry that you're going through this however we cannot have you guys walking in the middle of the radway it's interfering with the flow of traffic it risks you getting hurt or one of them getting hurt and someone else getting to a press okay so I understand I don't know if you have any did you have any permits you have to also have a permit to cect you what I don't have this B you don't have a permit okay so yeah that's another thing that you have to do you have to make sure that you're pulling the right permits too okay again I'm sorry that you're going through this I'm not trying to be inhumane or or discredit what you're going through at all I understand you're probably going through a lot of pain but you can't be out here walking in the middle of the roadway okay how many of you are out here four four okay do you have a way of calling them so they can all come here so I can tell them the same thing okay when did this happen where a where a France France was that your daughter your niece was she like vacationing over there was she living over there living oh do you have someone else over there on that side yeah but I don't know where they went I saw him but I don't know where he went were you guys over here previously on the other side of the parkway no no she day initially the woman appears Cooperative explaining her situation but things quickly take a turn when inconsistencies arrive okay so is this your mom okay so what I was telling her is I'm sorry what happened to your family it's very tragic I'm sorry that you're going through that however we can't have you guys walking in traffic okay if you can just relay the information to other guy I don't know where he went do you guys have any ID with you no no what's your first name d what is it d spell it for me what about your birthday um see if there's any history I'm pretty sure so wait did when did your you said your niece what's her name Maria Maria okay when did she pass 3 days ago 3 days ago okay so in September did you have another niece Nam Maria that passed huh yes I you and your two sons were on the other side doing the same thing collecting money for a funeral me yes your name and your date of birth that you gave me yeah did so talk no no September no so what funeral were you trying to save money or collect money for in September no I you're lying to me no I don't like being lied to you I don't like that I swear and the fact we have videos your face is on video I recognize you from last time I talked to you and your two sons her name and the description match records from the prior encounter and surveillance footage confirms her identity despite her insistence that this is the first first time the evidence tells a different story on the other side yes no I swear you swear yeah you're you're swear to God really well that's a shame you should be ashamed of yourself you should be ashamed of yourself trying to do this in front of your two kids it's first times no it's not I am telling you I recognize you from last time I talked to you and the name and dat of birth you gave me and the same story you gave me is the same one you told the other deputies on the other side of pal Parkway by Bel yes it is stop lying you're lying to yourself you're lying to me you're lying in front of your kids this is the kind of mom you want to be for your kids lying lying to people for money really let's start over why are you collecting money what do you need help [Music] with m is get out of here get out a p coast and not let me see you doing this again you not let me see you doing this to your kid that goes for whoever's down the block still too the other people down the block is anybody else with you he my let me let me put it this way next time I see you out here with your two kids I'm calling DCF and I will be sure that you're going to get every citation I can think of yeah but this is not okay you lying is not okay you want your kids taken from you putting them in danger allowing them walk in traffic collecting money lying to people look you need to start telling yourself the truth first and stop lying to me you guys have any I know you gave your names but you have any IDs on you nothing no passports no identification cards where do you live what address they explain that she's putting her kids In Harm's Way endangering their safety and teaching them dishonest Behavior the woman continues to deny the allegations but struggles to keep her story straight so they stack a another sler 12-year-old at all to do you have more people down there what's the city jman why don't you do this up there why do you come here I go in here from 10 from here why are you Ling I don't like I is my nie at only 19 years from APR May it's my I don't like I swear you told the other deputies the same thing in September is yes you wrote your name down I looked it up and it pulled up in September of this year no to is name common no it's not no it's not I Romanian okay I'm Romanian and in Flagler County there's only one person that popped up and that's you I my child my my own yep yep wearing green vest with two juvenile males holding a sign saying they're collecting money for a funeral I am for first time this no stop lying stop lying I understand if you're going through a hard time and I'd be more than happy to help you and give you resources to help you with whatever it is you need to help get you by cuz I get it it's been a hard year for a lot of people finances have been very hard not everyone can afford to get by and I'll be more than happy to help you with that but you won't stop lying I can't help a liar despite her persistent lies the officers offer assistance to her and her sons hoping to steer them toward a better path what is it that you need help with how can I help you rather than you coming out here with your kids collecting money and lying to people about it I don't lie I don't lie my brother is in please well then she didn't just die 3 days ago then who were you collecting the money for the funeral for last month or in September [Music] I promise I come I don't go I go home with my children I don't go that's not up to you that's up to us to decide at this point cuz you're you and your two kids are a reoccurring issue and I'm not going to sit here and blame them because they're just doing what their mother asked them to do they're Le they're following your example that you're leading for them so this falls on you as a mother and as an adult we get to decide what happens from here this is the third time second time that I've talked to you third time that you've been talked to did I know of for a fact do you guys understand what I'm saying a little bit do you understand do you understand what I'm saying [Music] saying huh uh I prefer if you didn't right now we have the two kids here and I don't do all smoke however she refuses to come clean only to have her lies dismantled one by one her children following her lead have unknowingly become part of her repeated scams you step back here for me we're going back here to the SUV right here I see your right hand you understand you can go to jail for pro providing law enforcement a false name right this is going to tell me exactly who you are well no it's going to to confirm who you are cuz we already figured out what your real name [Applause] is do you understand yeah barely if you you're going to jail understand okay so we can start over you can actually tell us who what your real name is because we already found where you were up in Jacksonville so you want to start over or do you want to continue to L okay I am Fe why why Li are you in trouble up there where in Jacksonville oh so why lie now down here I me yeah you have to have a reason to lie like I have a lot you have a lot what a lot of reasons why with all her lies out in the open the officers try to figure out why she's so determined to deny everything and stick to her story fear from police but I don't know why how long have you been in Palm Coast here no you just got here 10:00 10:00 how'd you get here all h two bus bus bus and those are who are they to you my son your son how old 7 15 okay um have her write her name down that way we can triple check if you want to go over by them we'll be right there I smoke please smoke yeah I have one please I why should I allow you to smoke when you've been lying to us the whole time I have so I eat something not good I I want I want I swear as long as you continue to be honest from here on out I tell you the truth I have only one okay yeah thank you thank you who was the other one that was across the street huh you don't know you lying to me again it's my cousin but oh he already went home what about down there who's the girl that's down there want to get pict some of these two I'm going to take them you even after being given plenty of chances to come clean she just keeps digging herself deeper leaving the officers no choice but to [Music] arrester um here let's go back here and talk what's in the purse can you take the purse off can you take it off put it put the whole thing up yeah put it up here just put the whole purse up here so I am taking you to jail for to neglect oh turn pal like this than go I'm taking you to jail for child mcck for traffic and for providing law enforcement of FSE name all the C okay my turn we're calling ECF Department children family oh my your family you got to call EF where's family in Orlando we'll give them the we'll give DCF a phone member of the family and they can deal with that but we have to call DCF right here if you had somebody down the street okay fine yeah but hold on but we'll get the phone number from you that way they can come up and they can arrange the BCF but you can't be doing this you can't and then you say you have a fear but had you gave us the right name the first time and everything else you probably wouldn't be in this situation you can't walk in the roadway you have to get a permit in order to even collect money from people like that right now you're just you're abusing you know the nice citizens of our County and especially saying that a 20-year-old died in a car crash like who is that who is that girl in the picture the Prest is my C by Bo now in cuffs and facing a list of charges she still refuses to admit the truth the officers stay firm but fair making sure she's held accountable for her actions cousin did she know you're using her picture yeah she was on the other side of is that the same cousin that was just over there there was one over there and there's one down there yeah I don't know I saw I don't know so how' you get here cuz you didn't get a bus here meet my cousin but go where's your cousin staying so what brought you to Palm Coast what why are why here all right do you have anything on you money on your person I have to search you before I put you in my car we'll talk about that once I'm done face that way no that's not how this works no that is not how this works you do not pull away from me stop what you're turning and we're telling you to face this way okay you need to stop and listen we'll talk to them when we're done do not do that again if you understand me I need you to spread your feet please more more thank you bend your elbows do you need the translator or can we speak English being placed under arrest she is being on stand she is being placed under arrest I speak Ming are please yeah meet yes um get a quick cir with that and then we'll have over you my that way we can get the pH number for Family inside her bag the officers find a w of cash yet had earned from scamming people they also confiscate the money collected by the two boys 10 20 25 26 27 28 2 9 30 31 32 3 36 $36 oh there's a lot more too one 2 three four five 6 7 18 1920 so $56 this is the same pack she was wearing in Jacksonville good bue it's for her alligator tears okay the money in your purse where is that from from this from this okay what about your sons do you know how much they made did they have any [Music] money 5 10 15 16 17 1 5 27 20 plus the change 20 40 45 50 alt together they had managed to rake in $136 22 in just 90 minutes the one woman is arrested and charged with multiple offenses including providing false information child neglect and conducting fraudulent activities the authorities also notify child protective services to ensure the welfare of the miners involved number one fake dog trainers con pet owners pocketing over $300,000 a couple operating a fake dog training business scams over 300 pet owners collecting more than $300,000 while delivering horrific conditions for the animals in their care pets are returned severely underweight covered in filth and in some cases with injuries like rashes and even filed down teeth complaints from pet owners pour in prompting authorities to investigate the operation yeah Jennifer come out now cuff her in the front and I'll let her sit with her kid till we can get somebody for her kid I think she she's got her mom that should be able to come get door just Clos Jennifer Jennifer want to hold the hallway and hold theall we'll have to watch the kitchen too cuz it goes around I think yeah Jennifer Jennifer show yourself we're at the end of the hall show me your hands off the head face away from me face away from me and walk back towards my voice walk back keep coming keep coming keep coming face away from me keep coming keep coming keep coming keep coming back coming back the front will be here where my child's in my room all right I did okay search went for your house again oh my God you you guys got to stop this you're you're in trouble you understand that I'm in trouble yeah I've got a resta warant for you oh my God you got somebody come get your kids yes my dad's coming he's already why am I in trouble for him I'll explain all that to you here shortly okay we got to clear the house but you should come out why why wouldn't you guys come out we didn't have to break the door again this is ridiculous oh on so I'm we need to clear the house we need to clear the house I'm going to want to talk to you these are if these are customer dogs I'm going to need the customer phone number so they can come get them okay so so I'm going to talk to you wait till we clear the house I got to make sure the house is safe despite overwhelming evidence presented against her the female suspect adamantly denies any involvement insisting she played no part in the business oh [Music] God why am I in trouble over back come [Music] around I tried to talk to you the last time if you remember I said I said I said Jennifer talk to me help yourself out and you you chose not to talk to me and so here we are again I didn't know this had anything to this very serious this is not very serious that's his business though I know but I'll talk to you here in a minute just hold on a minute you want to try to talk to her again yeah I I than man that's I got this try with him this is yeah we could even try with him yeah I plan to but all right by his attitude three dogs in the house three dogs created she she already told me she'll help me find the owners good for these dogs so I want to talk to her first okay I don't know that I want to be as fullblown I want read to get the dog owners until I'll come down F and talk go get the other one good she might want to do it here with kid here okay she's going to get to me on she's going to give me the information I'll have you guys call me and Greg try talk to her real quick goodness you know what this one's name is over here so kind of like the last time we wanted to talk to you because of the situation telland okay have a lot of question one priority we want to get these dolls back to their owners okay know that's that's the number two priority after your son getting so your his D his Grandpa's coming so I'm going to tell you your Miranda Rights if you have any questions on me now before questioning begins officers carefully read her Miranda rights will she finally confess to the crime let's find out I'm a detective with tactical crime suppression unit and you are hereby advised that you have certain rights as follows you have the right to remain silent you do not have to make any statements or answer any questions understand anything you say can will be used against you la do you understand yes you have the right to speak with the lawyer for advice before you are asked any questions you have the right to have a lawyer present with you during questioning do you understand yes you cannot afford a lawyer a lawyer appointed by the court or a lawyer from the public defender's office will be provided to you for and during questioning without any cost understand yes if you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present you still have the right to stop answering at any time you also have the right to stop answering at any time until you talk toone do you understand yes now that you understood your rights we have some questions for you if you're willing to talk to us without a war present we want we want to talk to you I told you last time how serious it was and I think you kind of didn't understand the severity of it I don't understand because I'm not his girlfriend I don't understand Jennifer that's what we want to talk to you about so and I want to find the owners of these dogs so you want to talk with us and help us out here and you may be able to help yourself out I don't understand why am I being arrested I'm I'm going to explain all that but I have to know that you want to talk to me you want to talk to us you can stop at any time so and I need I need the owners of these dogs so you so can we talk about it so maybe you can understand better to understand what's going on can you just tell me why I'm being arrested I don't understand because you're part of of Jason business no I'm not a part of his business we've got you accepting money for him for his dogs why I do we do I've got your venmo accounts his girlfriend Financial records and digital transactions expose a clear trail of payments funneled through apps surveillance footage further confirms her active participation in the operation yet the suspect continues to maintain her innocence oh my God you're you're wrapped up in this right now and we want to talk you he is our primary target I'm not but he's got you but he I didn't say you're his girlfriend but he's got you wrapped up in this Jennifer this is all his fault so I don't want you to try to protect him I just want you to tell us the truth about what's going on some point you got to think about another one right cuz you got two kids this is a very serious charges this isn't just the dog train case like he's talking about these are very serious charges so can you talk to us one at least can you at least give us the dog owners names I I don't have their information can't you get it from him oh he last time he wouldn't give me any information yeah I don't have like I said this is his business um try to help a friend out um this is his business him and his girlfriend are broken up right now and um who's that um he a girl from another state um are you talking about Tabitha um the one he's been trained dogs with I I don't know there's an a wife and um girlfriend I don't know okay I I don't know who else would I don't know one of them would probably know okay is the girlfriend still helping him training I don't know what he does I'm just being honest I don't know what he does but you're not being honest because what do you see just be honest let's say put yourself in in the shoes of a customer of his business knowing what you know seeing what you see the officers however remain unconvinced by her denials armed with compelling evidence they pressed the woman relentlessly urging her to come clean and reveal the truth is he really training these dogs take care of yourself and this starts right here can you tell me what like what charges I'm I don't understand what charges I'm I facing because Sergeant M can explain all the charge it's it's a conspiracy essentially because this is not anything to do with me so we're trying to talk to you here so why we're trying to talk to you here you are wrapped up in it both by record finances obviously living with him I mean these this business is operating in this house he doesn't live here he's been here every single time that we've come here we've sat on surveillance watching the house more times than I can count he's always here he's been living here for months okay you've got to stop trying to protect him and you've got to start trying to protect yourself just tell us the truth about what he's doing with these dogs just be blunt he is nowhere close he is in a cruiser he might have even left by now on his way to jail yeah he's out in a cruiser he can't hear you he cannot hear you and he won't be around you anytime soon anyway but he's brought this into your house with your you and your kids and got you into this so I don't understand why you're wanting to protect them I hope you think more about yourself and your kids than you do this guy that you don't even know that well we're here at this point because the investigation is complete everything that we need we have as the interrogation continues the guilt becomes unmistakable on her face her composure cracking under the weight of the officer's Revelations about the scam hey we have so so many people who have called and complained to the police about the things he's doing to them their animals and how he's treating people the only person who remains defending him right now Jennifer we already know his scheme the whole scam we already know it we documented it we've been investigating this for months like I told you the last time the only difference was last time I asked you to help yourself out and help us out and not let him drag you into this but you've apparently chosen to let him come back here and continue this scam in your house and that's what strug you into this mess so the only thing that get you out of this mess or help get you out of this mess is you and that's that's by telling us the truth and telling us what's going on what he's doing right now you have the opportunity to talk to us in the privacy of your own house okay if if we end up down at the jail or at a police department other people around other people can see okay we don't want that we we want to talk to you right here you have to I just don't understand how I'm being brought into this the customer complaints and all what you just said that's all of his I don't have any anything to do with that so so tell us tell us what he's doing if you don't want to tell us what you're doing tell us what he's doing but I'm not doing anything this he was staying he was staying here and I I blindsided with being brought into the house how often do you see him out actually training dogs or does he just leave them in the kennel the whole day and keep in mind I've talked to all your neighbors and we've surveillance on the house the officers persist in their efforts to extract the truth but the woman remains steadfast insisting she was unwillingly caught up in the entire mess often is he actually out training dogs it's well I'm not here all you can do is say what you see it's all do you work anywhere I have a special needs kid child so that's kind of a full-time job here at the house so you're here at the house appointments okay but you're here at the house with your kid a good bit so do you see him training and I'm with my mom a lot at their house these are these are also excuses and by by keeping this to yourself you are defending him okay when you're here do you see him doing anything with the dogs what do you you see I guess I'm just confused how I'm being brought into this when it's not my business it's operating under your roof for one it's not my business but okay if if let's let's let's turn it around and say it's a case it's not but let's just use this example and we do a search warant at 123 Main Street because we think one person in the house is selling the other person who owns the house lives in the house is just as liable for the under that roof okay it's kind of the same thing sorry um is my dad here not yet all you can do is speak for yourself and what you've seen okay and that's that's why we're taking this time to stop and talk to you okay we want you we want you to cooperate we want your help with this because at the end of the day it is his responsibility and he has roped in some other people despite a repeated denials the officers move forward with the arrest unfortunately like you who's going to suffer some consequences as well but we want to talk to you about your involvement so we fully understand right now all we know is what we can see from the investigation the records the cell phone data surveillance what were being told by other people and customers but we haven't heard the story from you and that's what we want we want your side of this otherwise we're forced to just stick with what we know what the facts have led us to believe in that case I would need a lawyer anyway to fight for me well I I will tell you I'm I'm going to give you my business card again in case you lost the last one when you talk to your attorney who is your attorney um I contacted what's his name um um my dad said he'd hire me um oh my gosh think it was me you have time to figure it out and um when you get your turning hav give me a call all right I really would like to find out who owns these dogs so I don't have to send them to the pound I definitely don't want that um are these customers dogs um just to get them back to the owner let me grab the um you got the contract or something find out who the owners are we got everything he has blankets and his game system do you want him to take anything else um just when you go back here don't reach for anything just tell me what you're W to get clothes and underwear buddy you got some shoes um still have one it be in here just got to as she's handcuffed and prepared for transport the gravity of her situation finally begins to sink in her Defiance giving way to the weight of reality I didn't even see this one is there three customer dogs here I'd love to know I don't know Nick and written tu I told him we were ready is he I don't know if he's outside or what he got L I'm sorry didn't here it's a handwritten tablet handwritten tablet can I grab this real fast no no you can't have it I can't let you injust anything all right here's my cards slip your shoes on let's go also green you want to put those to the back now how are we my door I'm going to I'm going to leave your dad with it honey I'm going take your cups off be behind your back we um I really wish you'd just come to the door it was you guys knew we wouldn't go away wasn't me I didn't even know I had no idea back I've never been in trouble I can't do this you started out big this is a RICO case it's engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity his business my name's not even on his business doesn't matter you're facilitating it at your address and taking money so like I said when you're when you're a lawyer when you talk to your lawyer have him reach out to me I'll be glad to talk to you sorry come this way for is there anything on you that shouldn't be on PO Che Pockets the meticulous investigation and eventual arrests bring the scam to an end but the damage is already done trust is betrayed and innocent animals suffer as a result of [Music] greed your can I get no we we've wasted enough time you don't would even come to the door while go they're they're ready I love you babe getting in man it's a hard see what a hero right there everything's recorded so be careful what you say I can't even believe this Monte you fat the suspects face 250 charges including theft animal cruelty and engaging in Corrupt Practices and just like that another scam Bites the Dust drop your thoughts on these cases in the comments below