Rehoboth Beach Business Owner Arrested

Location: 19511 Camelot Drive, Wilmington Trust Bank, Lewes, DE

Date of Occurrence: June 3rd, 2009 – June 8th, 2009 at various times

Suspect(s): Mr. Randy L. Wroten, 47, of 10000 Block of Rifle Range Road, Bridgeville

Resume:

On October 20th, 2009, Wilmington Trust Bank fraud officials contacted the Delaware State Police, reference to a check cashing scam, referred to as “kiting.”
This term refers to incidents where two or more banks are involved and an individual deposits checks into both accounts to inflate the balance, and then withdraws the money prior to the check being returned from the other bank as non-sufficient funds.

In this case, Delaware State Police worked in conjunction with officials from Wilmington Trust Bank, to determine that Mr. Randy L. Wroten, 47, of the 10000 Block of Rifle Range Road, Bridgeville, had cashed deposited four checks from his business, Midway Carpet. Mr. Wroten was using two established accounts, one at Wilmington Trust and the other at PNC Bank.

Between June 3rd and the 8th, Mr. Wroten conducted four transactions and accumulated approximately $26,488.36 in money.

Mr. Wroten was charged with four counts of Theft by False Pretense Over $1000.00 (Felony). On Friday, October 22, 2009, Mr. Wroten responded to Troop 4 where he was formally charged. Following the arraignment, Mr. Wroten was released on $4,000.00 unsecured bond pending a trial date.