A Pittsburgh woman who defrauded at least 200 wedding vendors as well as thousands of brides-to-be pleaded guilty Oct. 8 to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, according to the Boston Herald. Karen Tucker was alleged to have set up a fake business called Boston 411 and a website that promoted a wedding fair that never existed. Through a PayPal account set up under a stolen identity, people planning weddings paid her $15 per ticket to attend the wedding fair, while she charged vendors between $350 and $4,000 to reserve booths at the nonexistent show. Prosecutors said that Tucker planned to expand the scheme to Ohio, Maryland, Nevada, Florida and Texas.
Bridal fair scammer pleads guilty
October 19th, 2010 / By: IFAI / Industry News
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