Archive for December 2013

Florida men accused of hitting Cabela’s for $8,000 in items in South Dakota MITCHELL, S.D. — Two men have been arrested for allegedly trying to steal more than $8,000 worth of merchandise Tuesday from Cabela’s in Mitchell. Yamel Rivera, 26, of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and Yuseff Antonia Elias, 28, of Miami, Fla., are each charged…

Florida Sheriff Targets Dozens in $2.8M Welfare Fraud Scheme A $2.8 million fraud by Florida welfare recipients was busted in a two-year sting by authorities that is expected to bring more than 60 arrests, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday. “We aren’t going to bark a lot, but we are going to…

Former Olympian, UConn Student Charged With Identity Theft STORRS — A former Olympic swimmer and University of Connecticut student who allegedly made more than $12,000 in online purchases with someone else’s credit cards was charged Wednesday with identity theft, according to university police. Diguan Denzel Pigot, 19, turned himself in after learning there was an…