3 indicted in scheme to use fake cash to buy debit cards

July 9, 2017 Cholo Brooks United States 0

By Bill Gallo Jr./ bgallo@njadvancemedia.com

Abel Helb, left, Thomas Lumeh and Fumba Williams have been indicted on charges of using counterfeit cash to purchase debit cards at Penns Grove stores, according to court documents. (Salem County Correctional Facility)

SALEM — Three Philadelphia men have been indicted for their alleged roles in a scheme where counterfeit money was used to purchase debit cards at three Salem County stores, according to court records.

Fumba Williams, 20, Thomas Lumeh, 25, and Abel Helb, 27, allegedly carried out the scheme in February in Penns Grove until their arrest during a traffic stop, where they were caught with counterfeiting equipment, authorities said.

Lumeh and Williams passed five counterfeit $100 bills on Feb. 4 at the Rite Aid and then again on Feb. 7 at both the Family Dollar and General Dollar stores, according to court records.

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Source: NJ.com

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Joel Cholo Brooks is a Liberian journalist who previously worked for several international news outlets including the BBC African Service. He is the CEO of the Global News Network which publishes two local weeklies, The Star and The GNN-Liberia Newspapers. He is a member of the Press Union Of Liberia (PUL) since 1986, and several other international organizations of journalists, and is currently contributing to the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation as Liberia Correspondent.