Sixth suspect in $15 million Kent County check scam arrested

The sixth suspect in a five-year checking scam has turned himself in, police said, after authorities called for his arrest. Anthony Tyrille Tims, 27, faces a charge of conducting a criminal enterprise, police said. He will have a preliminary hearing March 10. The scam involved hundreds of people who were paid to cash fake checks, police said. In five years, individuals and businesses in Kent County were conned out of $15 million. Posted in: Check Fraud