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Multiple Fraud Suspect In Boston Red Sox Scheme Is Retired

By Altman & Altman

You know, Massachusetts is not the only state with laws against fraud. It does turn out to be local news, though, when the Commonwealth?s favorite, if sometimes controversial, team is used in the scam. Charles P., 38, of Jamestown, Rhode Island (hereinafter, the ?Defendant?) is in a bit of Red Sox-related trouble. You see, he is accused of scamming, and trying to scam, nearly $1 million from people and a credit union by posing as a Red Sox scout, a real estate investor, cancer survivor, and a philanthropic benefactor all rolled into one. As of Tuesday afternoon, however, he was given a newer identity. This one turns out to be legitimate, though. He is a criminal defendant being held without bail in Warwick, Rhode Island. Surprisingly enough, it turns out that the Defendant was not a Red Sox scout, had nothing to do with real estate, and didn't have cancer...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).