A New York man charged by the Pennsylvania State Police in an investigation into a warrant scam that cost an Erie County woman more than $10,000 in May 2021 is facing trial for his alleged crimes.
Xing Wang, 49, of Brooklyn, New York, waived his criminal case to court on Tuesday afternoon during an appearance before Summit Township District Judge Brian McGowan for his preliminary hearing. Wang faces charges including felony counts of conspiracy to commit dealing in the proceeds of unlawful activities, conspiracy to commit theft by deception, and conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
State police troopers also charged Wang with a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to commit impersonating a public servant, accusing him and his accused accomplice, 50-year-old Brooklyn resident Rongjiao Li, of posing as an Erie County sheriff’s deputy when the victim was scammed.
State police filed the charges against the two accused suspects in December following an investigation that started after authorities said the woman was scammed in May 2021.
Wang was apprehended in a traffic stop in New York and was brought back to Erie to face the charges, according to state police. He was arraigned on Sept. 6 and remained in the Erie County Prison until Tuesday, when he posted his $25,000 bond, according to online court docket information.
Li remains at large. She faces the same charges as Wang.
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