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| Muhammad Fayyaz |
"Since June of 2009 Investigators with the Winston Salem
Police Department have been investigating multiple reports of stolen credit
cards being used at Gold Valley to purchase jewelry.
A search warrant was obtained for Gold Valley and executed
on 05/15/2014. Investigators located evidence to support charges against the
owner, Muhammad Fayyaz. Muhammad Fayyaz was arrested without incident, taken to
the Forsyth County Detention Center and charged with 5 felony counts of Obtaining
Property by False Pretenses, and 1 felony count of Purchasing an Elicit Credit
Card, related to the stolen credit cards. He was given a $5,000.00 bond and a
Preliminary Hearing date of 06/05/2014.
Further investigation has indicated that Mr. Fayyaz has also
been acting as a “fence” or dealer of stolen jewelry and electronics.
Detectives are investigating this claim and may make additional charges if
applicable in the near future. During the execution of the search warrant, one
electronic device (Ipad) and several school class rings found in the business
were determined to be stolen. The entire inventory of Gold Valley was seized as
evidence during the search on 05/15/2014.It has since been confirmed that some of
the items marked 10K and 14K gold are in fact counterfeit. The sale of
counterfeit merchandise by Mr. Fayyaz is also being investigated."
Police Report
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