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Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers arrested on separate financial crime charges
Lt. Warith Muhammad and Officer Henry Chapman are both facing charges.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department supervisor was arrested for alleged financial crimes, the department announced on Wednesday.
Lieutenant Warith Muhammad was charged with financial transaction card fraud and conspiracy to commit financial transaction card fraud, CMPD said. Both charges are felonies.
According to court documents, Muhammad is accused of helping his wife steal money from her former employer and a local mosque through a donation scam. The amount totaled $1,600.
The incidents did not involve CMPD or Muhammad's job functions, investigators said. Muhammad turned himself in late Tuesday night. He is currently on unpaid leave while CMPD conducts an internal investigation of the alleged incidents.
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