$6K worth of motor oil recovered in fraud investigation

FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — Police are investigating after a stolen credit card was used to fraudulently buy nearly $12,000 worth of motor oil.

The investigation began on Dec. 27, when the Foxboro Police Department learned a local business had fulfilled two orders of motor oil totaling $11,826.21.

Investigators determined the credit card used to purchase the motor oil had been stolen from an out-of-state victim, according to police.

Detectives were eventually able to recover two pallets, or 136 cases, worth of motor oil that had been shipped to a Providence business…

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