Tre Brown Biography — Wiki
Tre Brown is a teen employee who scammed more than $980,000 from the Duluth, Georgia grocery store where he worked in December and January. When this enterprising man got a job at a Georgia Kroger, he got right to work – scamming nearly $1 million from the store during the two weeks he worked there.
Brown was arrested after authorities said he managed to steal nearly $1 million from the grocery store where he worked.
Tre Brown Age
Tre Brown is 19 years old. He is pretty young.
Tre Brown accused of scamming $980G from a grocery store
Police in Gwinnett County said 19-year-old Tre Brown scammed more than $980,000 from the Duluth, Georgia. He was taken into custody on Jan. 14 after scamming the Kroger on Steve Reynolds Boulevard out of more than $980,000 over a two-week period.
According Gwinnett police spokesman Cpl. Collin Flynn, Brown created more than 40 returns for non-existent items in December and January. Those returns, which ranged in price from $75 to more than $87,000, were then placed on several credit cards, investigators said.
Police said Brown used the stolen money to buy two cars, clothes, guns, and new shoes.
Prior to his arrest, the teen reportedly totaled a Chevrolet Camaro that he bought, Flynn said.
Detectives believe Tre Brown was able to create more than 40 returns for non-existent items at Kroger & put them on several credit cards.
The returns, police say, ranged in price from $75 to more than $87,000.
This all allegedly happened in a span of about two weeks. #11Alive https://t.co/z5tkrED2cs
— Chenue Her (@ChenueHer) January 22, 2021
What we know so far about Tre Brown
The investigation began after corporate employees from Kroger noticed the fraudulent transactions and contacted Gwinnett police. Police said Brown, who they believe worked at the fuel center, stole the money while an employee tasked with flagging fraudulent transactions was on vacation for two weeks.
A “large sum of money” was returned to the grocery chain following the teen’s arrest, but it wasn’t immediately clear Thursday how much was recovered.
In an emailed statement, a Kroger spokeswoman thanked the Gwinnett County Police Department for their assistance on the case but declined to comment on the ongoing investigation.
Brown was charged with one count of felony theft by taking and released from the Gwinnett Jail the same day on $11,200 bond, online records show.
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