Volusia Sheriff's Office
Sometimes criminal suspects are a bit too clever. That’s a lesson one man in Daytona Beach, Florida found out the hard way when he was arrested in connection with a large, alleged mortgage fraud scheme.
When officers with the Volusia Sheriff’s Office visited the man’s home, they found a doormat with the words “come back with a warrant” on it. Guess what? They did. And now the man is in jail.
“We came back with a warrant,” the Volusia Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post. “Fraud detectives recently arrested fake real estate investor Christopher Musick, 57, Daytona Beach, in a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme in Volusia County.
“Musick would create fake documents to pose as the owner of multiple business properties. Then he’d get mortgages against those properties, use the money to buy more of them, rent them out, pocket the money, and never pay off his loans.”
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office granted the man his request, and now he is in custody
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office was more than happy to comply with the man’s wishes. Especially after interviewing him.
“Musick is now in custody on charges of organized scheme to defraud, grand theft over $100,000, and forgery. His bond is $225,000. He also has 10 prior felony convictions and 2 outstanding warrants out of Maryland,” the Volusia Sheriff’s Office continued.
“After interviewing Musick, VSO Financial Crimes Unit detectives established probable cause to execute a search warrant at his residence, thereby satisfying the doormat’s request.”
So once again, as was the case when criminals (on multiple occasions) marked their bags of drugs with “definitely not a bag full of drugs,” being clever didn’t work out so well.
Perhaps next time a criminal tries to be funny, they will think twice. Or, well, just think, period.