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Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man charged after being accused of fraudulently selling tires in Union County on Facebook Marketplace
WESLEY CHAPEL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Florida man was arrested in Union County over the weekend after being accused of fraudulently purchasing tires and reselling them online. According to the Union County Sheriff's Office, 21-year-old Luca Ascherman-Slavin of Boca Raton, Florida, was a suspect who allegedly purchased new tires from a local automotive parts store using stolen credit card information. After the purchase, the suspect then began attempting to resell the tires via Facebook Marketplace to other unsuspecting victims. Beloved retired Union County K9 Santos dies, leaving a legacy of service Deputies and detectives investigating these offenses were able to set up a meeting March 23 with Ascherman-Slavin to purchase the fraudulently obtained tires. The suspect was greeted in a Wesley Chapel parking lot by a host of UCSO employees, who took him into custody without incident. Ascherman-Slavin was charged with numerous felony offenses, including: Obtaining Property by False Pretenses, Identity Theft, and Financial Card Fraud. He was taken to the Union County jail under a secured bond of $50,000. He has since been able to post bond and is no longer in custody. Sheriff Eddie Cathey commends all the Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division personnel involved in identifying this suspect and making this arrest for sending a clear message to this suspect that his criminal acts will not be tolerated in Union County. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Union County detectives put brakes on fraudulent tire sales, arrest Florida man
Luca Ascherman-Slavin, 21, of Boca Raton, Florida, is accused of buying new tires from a Union County automotive parts store using stolen credit card information and trying to resell them on Facebook Marketplace, the sheriff said. However, Union County sheriff's detectives set up a meeting with Ascherman-Slavin in a Wesley Chapel parking lot to stop the crime, where he was arrested. INSIDE LOOK: Union County crime lab's crucial role in putting criminals behind bars quicker Ascherman-Slavin was charged with obtaining property by false pretenses, identity theft, and financial card fraud. He posted a $50,000 secured bond and was released from jail. Sheriff Eddie Cathey said he does not tolerate people from out of town committing crimes in Union County. VIDEO: 14-year-old charged with making mass violence threats against Union County school
