Georgia woman arrested in alleged law-enforcement scam

Arrest

A woman from Georgia was arrested Tuesday in a case involving an alleged false claim of employment with a Florida law-enforcement agency, deputies said.

Deputies also accused the woman of scamming a couple. The allegations link the claimed law-enforcement role to a scheme involving the couple, but the specific agency, the amount of money involved and the woman’s name were not stated.

Allegations

The case centers on the woman’s alleged representation that she worked for a Florida law-enforcement agency. Deputies said that claim was false.

The couple is described as the alleged victims of the scam. The circumstances of the contact, what the woman allegedly asked the couple to do and how investigators determined the employment claim was false were not stated.

An arrest is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. The case will proceed through the criminal justice process.

What happens next

The arrest places the allegations before the courts. Any later court action, including charges, hearings or other filings, would add to the public record of the case.

The information released by deputies did not identify the woman, the Florida agency or the couple. Those details are important to understanding the case and may be included in later law-enforcement or court records.