After a monthslong investigation, a Margate man was arrested on Tuesday after being accused of using fraudulent credit cards to steal thousands of dollars worth of alcohol in Monroe County, deputies said.
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Delroy Everton Greaves, 44, was charged with an organized scheme to defraud.
According to the Monroe Sheriff’s Office, detectives began their investigation in April after a business in Summerland Key reported that someone called them and wanted to buy $4,093 worth of alcohol for a wedding.
The suspect, identified as Greaves, tried to pay for the alcohol over the phone with several credit cards, but they were declined.
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One card that he used was successful, but it was later disputed as a fraudulent charge, deputies said.
Greaves was eventually arrested.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office helped with the investigation, and deputies said there could be more charges and arrests.
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