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THE FIRST REGISTERED VOTER OF
ART PRIZE.
WE TOLD YOU AT 5:00 ABOUT
A LARGE CRIMINAL NETWORK WITH
GRAND RAPIDS CONNECTIONS.
14 INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN
ARRESTED ACROSS THE NATION TO
OBTAIN IDENTITIES FOR PALLS
CHECKS.
THIS WOMAN WAS A MAJOR PLAYER.
MARC THOMPSON HAS BEEN DIGGING
INTO THIS STORY.
Reporter: THE
FEDS SAY SHE WAS EMPLOYED HERE
ON SOUTH DIVISION AND THEY SAY
SHE USED THE OBJECTS ACCOUNT TO
FUNNEL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AN
ELABORATE SCHEME.
ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL
COMPLAINT MANY WERE LIVING IT UP
YOU USING YOUR MONEY.
THE FEDERAL COMPLAINT DESCRIBES
CRIM WILLNAASES LIVING LAVISH
LIFESTYLE WITH PUBLIC MONEY
STOLEN FROM YOU.
ROBERTO DIAZ HAD A 1.6 MILLION
HOME, THREE MERCEDES BENZ CARS,
TOOK EXPENSIVE TRIPS AND GAMBLED
MORE THAN TWO 50,000.
HE WITH 12 OTHERS ARE SAID TO BE
PART OF AN ELABORATE NETWORK
THAT WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN 8,000
FRAUDULENT TAX RETURN CHECKS.
THEYED STEAL THE IDENTITIES OF
PUERTO RICAN CITIZENS TO GET
FRAUDULENT TAX RETURN CHECKS AND
BRIBE POSTAL WORK ARES TO
DELIVER THE CHECKS AND USE FAKE
I.D.ES TO CASH THEM.
THEYED BE DEPOSITED TO THE
BUSINESS ACCOUNT AND DEPOSIT IT
INTO ANOTHER CREW MEMBER USING
VARIOUS BANKS.
SOME WOULD SELL THE CHECKS TO
OTHERS AT A REDUCED PRICE.
ONE MEMBER WENT AS FAR AS TRYING
TO PURCHASE A CHECK CASHING
BUSINESS TO MAKE GETTING THE
CASH THAT MUCH EASIER.
SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES SAY THEY
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE
TAX RETURN CHECKS OR THE ONE
POINT SEVEN MILLION ALLEGEDLY
FUNNELED THROUGH HERE.
ALL THEY SAY IS THAT ROSA MIRRA
MAR IS NO LONGER AROUND.
SHE IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE HEAR
FIRST APOORANCE IN FEDERAL --