Former Marine accused in raffle ticket scam

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Former Marine accused in raffle ticket scam
By Terri Sanginiti - The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
Posted : Wednesday Oct 29, 2008 6:35:50 EDT

A 26-year-old former Marine was arrested in Delaware after going door to door selling fraudulent raffle tickets for the Marine Corps Ball, Dover police said Monday.

Marcus K. Jackson Jr., of the 4400 block of Vermont Ave. in Dover, Del., faces 18 counts of criminal impersonation and 17 counts of theft by false pretense.

According to court records, officers were sent to check out a soliciting complaint Sunday afternoon.

When the officer arrived, Jackson allegedly gave his wrong name and date of birth. He was found to be wanted on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court, police said.

When the officer searched Jackson, who was dressed in his Marine Corps uniform, he found generic raffle tickets in his belongings with various names and telephone numbers.


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