By Travis Uresk
4/26/24
| Vernal, Ut. | April 24th, 2024 |
Uintah County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a lost wallet and unauthorized charges on some financial cards.
Deputy Roth spoke with the victim, who said she had lost her wallet the day before while running. The victim had notifications on her phone saying there had been an attempt to transfer $100 from her Bank account into a Cash App account.
The victim spoke with her financial institution and found out that her credit card had a second charge of $173.49 from that same day at the Sage Smoke Shop. The victim believed that she could have dropped the wallet near a family member’s home when she stopped to rearrange the items in her pockets.
Video footage was pulled from the smoke shop, and 38-year-old Shaylee Jade Hall and another person (whom the Cash App belonged to) could be seen using a credit card, confirmed to be the victim's, to purchase cigarettes and sex toys.
Deputy Roth located the other person (unknown) and Shaylee at 1560 West and 1556 South. He advised Shaylee about what he had seen on the smoke shop video footage and asked her where the wallet, card, and products she used were.
Shaylee said that she had received the card from her ex, who owed her money, and then gave the card back to him. Shaylee stated that her ex had said the card belonged to his girlfriend and that they could use it. Shaylee also claimed she had given the sex toys to her elderly friend but refused to say who this friend was to assist in corroborating her story.
While Deputy Roth spoke with Shaylee, she admitted to knowing the card belonged to someone else and using it with the knowledge that the funds did not belong to her.
Deputy Roth spoke to the unknown person, who allowed him to look at his Cash App. He found that a $100 transaction sent to him on 4/23/24 from Shaylee had been blocked by the app for protection from fraud.
Under Miranda, Shaylee was questioned about the transaction and said she didn't recall ever sending money to the other person. She said she had not been on her Cash App in quite some time and continued to say that she had received the card from her ex.
When asked if she had or had had any affiliation with Shaylee's ex, the victim confirmed she didn't know anyone by that name.
Shaylee was booked into the Uintah County Jail on the following charges, along with five active warrants. She was later released.
Unlawful Acquisition of a Financial Card Felony 3
Identity Fraud Felony 3
Unlawful Use of a Financial Card Misdemeanor B
Obstruction of Justice Misdemeanor A
These don't help if you lose them of course.
How to Help Prevent Credit Card Fraud
How to Prevent Identity Theft from Happening
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