The IC3 continues to receive reports of spam e-mails that use FBI officials’ names and titles in online fraud schemes. Although there are different types and variations of these schemes, the recipients are typically notified that they are a beneficiary of a large sum of money. The latest round of spam e-mails use the name of James Comey, newly confirmed FBI Director.

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The IC3 has posted multiple PSAs since July 2004 that warn consumers to beware of e-mails that use the FBI’s name. Some messages can contain malicious software or malware. To learn more, go to: http://www.ic3.gov/media/2011/110809.aspx.

A former volunteer with Big Brothers, Big Sisters of the Shoals has been indicted on sexual abuse charges involving boys.

Tuscumbia police said 41-year-old Chadmon Wright is in the Colbert County jail with bond set at $375,000. He was indicted by a county grand jury on charges of first-degree sexual abuse, sexual abuse of a child under 12, sodomy and enticing a child for immoral purposes.

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Police said Wright is accused of abusing five boys ages 9 to 15. Police said Wright met one of the boys through his volunteer work and the others were friends of that youth. Officers said Wright used to work for the state Department of Human Resources, and the investigation began with a tip from DHR.

Court records don’t indicate if Wright has an attorney.

A Miami man who allegedly rented a storage unit under a false identity from West End Self Storage in Richmond, Va., is the lone suspect in a scam designed to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ramoth Jean, 33, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Richmond last week and is charged with five counts of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft. He has pleaded not guilty.

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According to court documents, a group allegedly obtained personal-identification information from people who believed they were applying for jobs advertised online through sites like CareerBuilder.com and Snagajob.com. Using applicants’ information, the group filed phony tax returns via online tax services, such as TurboTax, that allow refunds to be sent as prepaid debit cards, investigators said. As of May, an initial investigation uncovered at least 133 suspected fake returns were filed in 2010 and 2011, seeking more than $700,000 in refunds.

The debit cards were sent to mailboxes in the Richmond area and quickly cashed in at ATMs. On Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael C. Moore told U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson that the ongoing investigation has revealed a minimum of 700 fraudulent tax returns.

Investigators became aware of the case only after Jean allegedly rented a storage unit and then failed to keep up with payments. Management at West End Self Storage alerted Henrico County police that someone was using identity theft to rent a unit. Police arrested Jean on Aug. 25, 2012, when they encountered him and a woman at the self-storage facility.

During a search of the suspect at the scene, police found a debit card with a different person’s name on it in his left shoe. Jean told investigators it belonged to his cousin. Police arrested Jean and seized a cardboard box the couple had removed from the unit. Jean was later released when investigators could not prove the debit card was stolen and a magistrate did not find probable cause to issue a warrant for credit card theft, according to the source.

Police were able to secure a warrant for the cardboard box, which contained tax documents and mail from the IRS and TurboTax to addresses in the Richmond area. It also included two laptop computers, a USB flash drive, CDs, prepaid debit cards and index cards with identity information for about 800 people in several states.

A subsequent warrant and search of the computers determined Jean had accessed them with the intent to steal identities for the purpose of filing electronic tax returns, according to court documents. After grand jury subpoenas were served using a sample of the debit cards, authorities found some of them were funded with income tax returns, according to the source.

Investigators do not have any other suspects in the case. A four-day jury trial for Jean is scheduled to begin on Sept. 30.

Police in Nashville have charged an 85-year-old man in the fatal shooting of his grandson.

Investigators said John Watkins was charged with criminal homicide on Monday.

Watkins is charged in the shooting death of 30-year-old Ben Phillips inside the family’s home. Watkins’ wife reported it shortly before 6 a.m. CDT.

Online jail records said Watkins was being held on $100,000 bond but did not indicate whether he was being represented by a lawyer.

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Police arrived to find Phillips dead in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head.

Detective Johnny Crumby said the man complained that Phillips was constantly threatening him and his wife and was the source of problems in the home.

An investigation by the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the Grand Jury Indictment of a Science Hill man on a charge of incest.

In November 2012, the Sheriff’s Office received a report that a juvenile female had been the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of her step-father, Ronnie Logan. The report indicated the abuse had been ongoing for a number of years and had resulted in a child being fathered by Logan with his step-daughter. The child was born in April, 2010.

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A lengthy investigation was conducted by the Sheriff’s Office which included DNA testing to show the paternity of the child. That testing resulted in conclusive results showing Logan had fathered the child.

The results of the investigation were presented to the August session of the Pulaski County Grand Jury which returned an indictment against Logan.

Ronnie Lee Logan, 45, of Science Hill, has been arrested on the indictment and charged with incest – a class B felony. He is being held in the Pulaski County Detention Center under a $50,000 cash bond.

Lexington Police are continuing to search for a suspect, Wendell Dixon, in connection to a weekend shooting on Versailles Road.

On Friday at 6:27 p.m. officers responded to an assault with a weapon at Swahili Elk’s Lodge. Upon arrival officers located a female victim who had been shot multiple times. According to witnesses the suspect, Wendell Dixon, 50, shot the victim after a verbal altercation in the bar. Following the shooting, Dixon fled the area in white, Chevrolet Trailblazer.

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Investigators are actively searching for Dixon. He is considered armed and dangerous. Members of the public who see Dixon should not approach him, but rather call 911 immediately.

Anyone with additional information about this case is asked to the call the Lexington Division of Police immediately. Tips can be phoned into: the Division of Police at (859)258-3600, or the Robbery/Homicide Unit at (859)258-3700 or Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859)253-2020. You can also submit tips by cell phone. Simply text: “tips2020” plus your message to CRIMES (274637). Finally, information can be submitted by logging onto www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.