The Associated Press
BENTONVILLE, Ark.- An Arkansas man is facing his own felony charges after allegedly using a sex offender registry to scam about $20,000 from credit cards and federal tax refunds in the name of registered sex offenders.
Matthew Buescher, 35, was arrested Wednesday after a traffic stop by a Benton County Sheriff’s deputy who found file folders containing financial information on several people.
Deputy Doug Gay said Buescher apparently targeted Indiana sex offenders because their information was easy to get from the Internet, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
He told investigators he used the money to gamble in Oklahoma casinos, officials said.
Buescher, of Siloam Springs, was charged with financial identity fraud, driving on a suspended license and having fictitious tags. He posted a $7,500 bond Friday and was released from jail, authorities said Saturday.