Thursday, February 12, 2015

MAPLEWOOD MAN INDICTED ON ALLEGED FRAUD THAT BILKED 200 CLIENTS

We told you about the arrest of Germaine Theodore back in 2013 for alleged debt fraud.

Well, he was indicted on the charges on Wednesday as Associated Press reports below:

MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) - The operator of a northern New Jersey debt adjustment firm stands accused of defrauding hundreds of customers by promising them big reductions in their monthly bills and then stealing their money in a Ponzi scheme.

The indictment handed up Wednesday by a state grand jury charges Germain Theodore with theft by failure to make required disposition of property received. Authorities say Theodore stole more than $250,000 from more than 200 clients during a five month period in 2013.

Authorities say the 34-year-old Maplewood man recruited customers for TGC Movement, his purported bill payment and debt consolidation business, by claiming he could reduce their monthly bills by 35 percent.

Theodore could face a lengthy prison sentence if convicted. A telephone number for him could not be located Wednesday, and it wasn't known if he's retained an attorney.

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