Man Wanted For Role In Cellphone Cloning Scam Captured In Peabody
PEABODY (AP) — A New York man wanted by the U.S. Secret Service for his alleged role in a multimillion dollar cellphone cloning scam has been captured in Massachusetts after a routine traffic stop.
Police in Peabody say they pulled over an SUV just before 3 a.m. Saturday.
They say 30-year-old Miguel Argenys Jesurum was driving, but tried to switch places with a female passenger. Police say he appeared nervous, gave officers a false name and did not have a driver's license.
Finger printing at the station determined his real identity.
Police say Jesurum is part of a ring that stole information from cellphone accounts and used it to create a black market in international calls.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Carl Stevens reports
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At Jesurum's arraignment on Monday, the district attorney's office agreed to drop charges locally so that authorities could turn him over to the Secret Service.
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