Officers from the Great Bend Police Department traveled to Dallas this month for the arrest of a second suspect in a financial scam investigated earlier in the year.
The following information was released on Dec. 19:
On Wednesday Oct. 30, a woman reported being contacted by an individual who claimed to be employed by Microsoft and who said that he was working with the victim’s local bank. This suspect convinced the victim that multiple bank accounts and personal information had been compromised. The suspect told the victim that she would need to provide money to correct the compromised information and coerced the victim into withdrawing money and then relinquishing the money to a delivery driver. A total loss of $50,000 was reported during this incident.
Through extensive follow up investigation, to include utilizing GBPD’s FLOCK license plate reader cameras, the suspect was identified as Talal Elfellah, 43, a resident of Dallas. Detectives were able to determine that Elfellah returned to Texas immediately following the crime. Working with the Barton County Attorney’s Office, GBPD detectives were able to secure an arrest warrant for Elfellah as well as a warrant for the vehicle used in the crime.
On Dec. 16, GBPD detectives traveled to Dallas and began surveillance on Elfellah. On Dec. 17, with the assistance of the Dallas Police Department, Elfellah was taken into custody without incident and he was booked into the Dallas County Jail on the Barton County warrant. At some point in the near future, Elfellah will be extradited from Texas and he will be transported to the Barton County Jail.
Elfellah’s vehicle was also seized and was transported back to Great Bend, pending asset forfeiture proceedings.
A second suspect in this case, Nathan Greenwood, 42, a resident of Traverse City, Michigan, was previously arrested on Oct. 31 when he arrived at the victim’s residence in an alleged attempt to retrieve additional money.
In its news release, the GBPD extended thanks to the Barton County Attorney’s Office, the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and the Dallas Police Department for their assistance in this case.
This investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information in reference to this case or any other case is encouraged to contact the Great Bend Police Department at 620-793-4120 or Crime Stoppers at 620-792-1300 or online at p3tips.com.
