The
telemarketing scam was used to convince the 86-year-old woman she had
won $2.5 million in cash and a 2017 Mercedes GL that she would receive
if she paid the taxes and fees in advance, according to court records.
The records show she was told to send checks for various amounts to
Frederick Shmidt at his address on Huguenot Trail in Powhatan County.
On
Tuesday, Feb. 12, a Powhatan grand jury indicted Shmidt, 81, of
Powhatan on four felony counts of obtaining money by false pretenses
between April and August 2018.
While
all four of the charges Shmidt was indicted on are related to the
Portsmouth woman’s case, a search warrant affidavit identifies four more
individuals who reported being victims of similar crimes involving
sending money to cover fees and taxes to Shmidt’s address for winnings
they did not receive.
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