11/20/09

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) _ Police in Lewiston say a convenience
store manager who reported she'd been mugged on her way to deposit
the day's profits at a local bank is now under investigation for fraud.

The Lewiston Tribune reports detectives are also searching for
the woman's boyfriend, who they say may have conspired with her.

Police went to Wells Fargo bank on Wednesday after a woman
called to say she'd been mugged. But Sgt. Jeff Arneson says the
woman later admitted she made up the story, and her boyfriend is
believed to have taken more than $4,000 of the deposit.

Capt. Tom Greene says charges are pending against both the woman
and her boyfriend.
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Information from: Lewiston Tribune, http://www.lmtribune.com


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