GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Authorities earlier this week arrested a Grand Rapids man who is accused of participating in a nationwide scheme that netted more than $1 million.
Abubakar Mohamed Ali, 29, was arrested Wednesday morning in Grand Rapids, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California. Authorities linked the arrest to Wednesday morning’s large police presence on Woodward Avenue SE near Griggs Street SE. The Grand Rapids Police Department confirmed it was also on scene, assisting a federal agency.
On the same day, authorities across the country also arrested seven other people — including three people from Troy, as well as others from Ohio, Oregon and California — in connection with the scheme, the release says. Each defendant is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and eight counts of wire fraud and aiding and abetting…