A US resident of Raleigh, North Carolina, was arrested in Lagos Nigeria under suspicion of taking part in a counterfeit check ring. She is thought to be just one member of a larger criminal organization.
Sharon Denis Thorpe was arrested on Saturday February 27th as she was boarding a flight with an ultimate destination of Washington D.C. A U.S. spokesman said that Thorpe was arrested carrying more than $760,000 in bogus checks. Authorities believe Thorpe’s fiance is the mastermind of the check fraud scheme. He remains at large.
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