Ga. woman facing charges
A Georgia woman was extradited from her home state to Washington County after she allegedly accepted money for a boat being sold on eBay but failed to deliver the vessel.
Ebony J. Calhoun, 23, of Augusta, was brought late Monday afternoon to the office of District Judge Curtis Thompson for arraignment on charges of dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities and theft by deception.
Carrie Teodori of Somerset Township reportedly made a wire transfer of $15,500 to purchase a boat she had seen for sale on eBay motors by Ibrahim Abdelrahman.
Teodori reportedly wired the money to a Bank of America account on April 6, 2009. She never received the boat nor did she ever hear again from the alleged seller.
State police obtained a search warrant for the bank account and learned it had been opened by Calhoun. The account had allegedly been used to process fraudulent transactions. The account has been closed by the bank and any remaining funds have been frozen pending additional investigations.
Trooper David Vanderaar, who filed the charges against Calhoun, indicated in the criminal complaint he tried to contact her via mail but that she never responded to his correspondence. He obtained a warrant for her arrest from Thompson last September.
Calhoun was placed in the Washington County jail on $25,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for June 11 before Thompson.