Court records reveal Robert Alexander has been accused of similar crimes for the past 20 years in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A Scottsdale man facing charges of swindling people into paying for a charity golf tournament police say never existed has pulled similar schemes in the past, according to court records.
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Robert Francis Alexander, 57, pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges of fraudulent schemes after his arrest at the beginning of August.
Scottsdale investigators claim Alexander was going to Valley area golf courses for months, convincing people to buy into a fake golf tournament supposedly to help wounded veterans.
Police then say he would push other schemes on those victims that resulted in him receiving thousands of dollars. One woman 12 News spoke with said she paid Alexander $10,000 in cash.
“He’s a professional,” Lindsay Meisner says. “This is what he does.”
According to several lawsuits and…
