A former Kennesaw State University basketball player is wanted by police in connection with an alleged identity theft ring that has fraudulently amassed more than $3 million.
Romain Henry, who played two seasons at KSU between 2010 and 2012, is one of three people in the alleged ring facing charges in Duluth, the police department said. Stanly Stany, 26, has already been arrested, but Henry and accused ringleader Rafael Rosemond are still wanted on financial identity fraud charges, Channel 2 Action News reported.
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Police believe Henry, Stany and Rosemond set up bogus credit cards with “synthetic” identities — fake names and birthdays, but real people’s social security numbers — and used them to purchase prepaid debit cards worth up to $500. The trio would either use those cards for spending money or sell them for much less than what they were worth, Channel 2 reported.
They are believed to have conducted the scheme at 124 of the 205 Walmart stores in Georgia — nearly two thirds of stores statewide, according to Channel 2.
Henry was stopped and released by police in 2016, after a Walmart location in Duluth complained he had attempted to use several credit cards at the store. Henry told police he did not swipe any cards or purchase anything. He was not arrested, but police realized the scope of the alleged fraud soon after and have been searching for Henry and Rosemond since.
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