Winchester Woman Cuts A Deal In Terrorism Case

Posted: Dec 10, 2009 9:56 PM
Updated: Dec 11, 2009 7:05 AM

The Clark County woman accused of helping fund terrorism through a credit card scam has entered a guilty plea to the crime,  according to the Winchester Sun.
 
Betty Stidham plead guilty to criminal attempt to receive stolen property and to attempted fraudulent use of a credit card.

She will have to pay six thousand dollars in restitution, but will not spend any time behind bars.

Police say Stidham was ordering and shipping items purchased on credit cards with stolen numbers. Her children say she believed she had a relationship with the person who identified himself as Kelvin Scott, a Florida based bank executive.  Authorities say the man is from Nigeria and is affiliated with a terrorist group known for making fake credit cards with stolen account numbers.

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    Reader at Dec 11th 2009 12:14 AM

    Let's see hmm.... a DUI will land you some jail time and an increase of your car insurance, a child molester get's jail time and a profile for the rest of her/his life. But, what the heck, help a person that you really don't know that is affilated with a TERRORIST group..Thank God that I live in this country (Home of the Free and Brave) FREE to do what I want and BRAVE to know that I won"t spend anytime in jail> Parent's should monitor their children on the internet as children should monitor their elderly parent's

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    Luisa at Dec 11th 2009 12:25 AM

    Dear Reader: you posted the same exact comment when this story was first posted--why the fascination? If you think this woman was knowingly affiliated with a terrorist, then you're not very knowledgeable about internet scams. This woman was taken for a ride in a very common scam in which the scammer professes love and/or offers a job to a Westerner to cheat them out of their money. It has happened to gullible people many times around the world. This woman is not a terrorist, just another scam victim out of thousands. Let's hope the fine will teach her not to believe everything she reads on the internet.

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