Mary Alice Reporting –
A 32-year-old is facing over 300 charges following a December arrest at the Coshocton County Walmart.
Sheriff Deputies had been at the store for a seasonal event and employees informed them that Ming Xue was allegedly hiding unloaded gift cards on his body. A large amount of cards were also located in his vehicle.
According to information from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Xue is suspected of participating in a scheme with others in which they stole unloaded gift cards, altered them and placed them back. When consumers purchased the altered cards, they then allegedly stole the cash placed on the cards.
The Coshocton County grand jury indicted the man on 308 counts of counterfeiting and one count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.
In addition, Xue is believed to have entered the country in September via California, does not have the required documentation to be in the U.S.
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