Someone sends us a link to the story of Jan and Steven Toms from Mahwah, New Jersey who were arrested recently for pretending to be collecting for a soldier-related charity in front of a convenience store.<\/p>\n
[Capt. Laurence W. Martin of the Wayne, New Jersey police] said that they presented \u201cfalse documents\u201d to Stop & Shop to make it appear that they were part of the charity before collecting money from shoppers on Jan. 25. The captain said they had \u201cconducted this fraudulent activity in other surrounding jurisdictions as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
They were arrested at police headquarters on Friday after an investigation that began when the charity\u2019s president reported the incident to police. Wayne Detective Dave Collins identified them with the help of \u201cvideo evidence,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n
The couple\u2019s attorney, Russell Bickert, said his clients were \u201cabsolutely not guilty and these charges are all false.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The police didn’t mention how much money they had collected, but if it was a nickel, it was too much. According to the article, they were charged with “tampering with public records, wrongful impersonation and theft by deception” and released. New Jersey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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