Suspect Charged for $6,800 Credit Card Fraud Scam

Suspect Charged for $6,800 Credit Card Fraud Scam
Cumberland Police Department police vehicle.

CUMBERLAND, MD – A Barton man, Warren Richard Lynn, 36, has been arrested and charged with credit card fraud after racking up nearly $7,000 in bills on a person’s credit card without permission.

The Cumberland Police Department said, “On April 8th, 2022 the Cumberland Police Department served an arrest warrant on Warren Richard Lynn Jr.”

The arrest warrant was issued on March 21st, 2022 for an incident that occurred at an Industrial Blvd. business, from January 2022 through February 2022.

“During the investigation, it is alleged that Linn had fraudulently used the victim’s bank card to withdraw $6,816.00, over the course of 2 months. Linn was placed under arrest and taken before the Allegany County District Court Commissioner for an initial bond hearing. Linn was ultimately remanded to the Allegany County Detention Center with a $5,000.00 bond,” the department said.