CHENCAI XIE, 41, of FRESH MEADOWS, NEW YORK, faces fraud charges after he bought more than $13,000 in Pokémon cards from a Raynham business. (Photo Courtesy Raynham Police Department)
RAYNHAM — Raynham Police worked with the Manchester, N.H., Police Department to identify a New York man following an investigation into the fraudulent purchase of five Pokémon cards worth $13,400 from a Raynham trading card shop.
On Tuesday, Aug. 5, around 7:37 p.m., Raynham Police responded to a report from a local business that a customer had used a fraudulent credit card to purchase five Pokémon cards: a Bubble Mew valued at $3,200, a $1,300 Jolteon V, a $1,450 Shining Mew, a $4,300 Magikarp, and a $1,250 Blastoise.
Police reviewed video surveillance footage, which provided a description of the suspect, who wore a black hat, a black T-shirt with a dog on it, and a black cross-body bag, and the make, model, and registration of the White Mercedes-Benz he drove away from the store.
On Aug. 6, a card shop in Manchester, New Hampshire, aware of the other business’s social media post about the fraud, notified Raynham Police that a man fitting the suspect’s description was inside the store attempting to purchase Pokémon cards.
Raynham Police contacted Manchester Police, who stopped and identified the driver as CHENCAI XIE, 41, of FRESH MEADOWS, NEW YORK.
Raynham Police obtained an arrest warrant in Taunton District Court charging XIE with:
- Credit Card Fraud Over $1,200
- Larceny Over $1,200
XIE was driving the same Mercedes, which investigators determined was a rental car, and wearing the same clothes as the previous day.
The stolen Pokémon cards have not yet been recovered.
XIE will be arraigned in Taunton District Court at a later date.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
###
A man used a fraudulent credit card to steal these five Pokémon cards, valued at $13,400, from a Raynham card shop. (Photo Courtesy Raynham Police Department)
Discover more from John Guilfoil Public Relations
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.