NEW CARROLLTON, Md. (AP) - Maryland State Police have arrested a man they say fraudulently obtained $23,000 from a woman he contacted on social media.
The agency said in a news release that 28-year-old Justice Ezuokeaba was arrested Wednesday during a raid at his New Carrollton home.
Officers say last year, investigators with the Lexington, Kentucky, Police Department received a report about alleged fraudulent transfer of funds to an account in Maryland. Police say Ezuokeaba contacted a woman on social media asked her for money to ship a package from London to Maryland.
Ezuokeaba is charged with theft and theft scheme. He was also charged on a warrant from Kentucky.
