CRESTVIEW MAN ARRESTED FOR FRAUD

A Crestview man who said he was part of the hip-hop group the        Wu-Tang Clan, is one two men arrested for using fraudulent and stolen credit cards to steal from hotels and a limousine company. 28-year-old Aaron Barnes-Burpo, of Crestview, and 51-year-old Walker Washington – listed as homeless – are accused of organizing a group of men and women who pretended to be with the Roc Nation production company and the Wu-Tang Clan. They used the stolen credit cards to rent luxury limousines – including a Rolls-Royce – and defrauded hotels of thousands of dollars in goods and services in Atlanta, Macon and Nashville. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said they are charged with Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft.

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