Alamance County Historical Museum Victim Of Financial Fraud

On Tuesday May 12, 2022, Deputies took a report of fraud from the Alamance County Historical Museum. The reporting party for the Museum stated that when he received the Museum’s April 2022 bank statement, he noticed three fraudulent charges.  Two of the charges were in the form of checks made out for $4,800.78 each and the other was a VISA internet payment for $2,584.55.

Throughout the investigation, Deputies learned that the checks were mobile deposited through the bank.  Working with the bank, Deputies discovered that the VISA card belonged to Jennifer Renee Johnson, formally from Alamance County. Ms. Johnson has been living in South Carolina.

 As the investigation continued, it was learned that Ms. Johnson had a check made out for $4,800.78 mobile deposited into her account on April 7, 2022. That transaction was stopped by the bank before posting.  It was also discovered that Ms. Johnson’s VISA card had multiple internet payments placed on the card from April 7, 2022 thru May 24, 2022 totaling $25,406.38.  The museum was the victim of two of these transactions during this period totaling $5,583.73.

Ms. Johnson returned to Alamance County on July 7, 2022 where she was arrested and booked into the Alamance County Detention Center.

This case remains under investigation with more charges possible.

Name:             Jennifer Renee Johnson       W/F/37

Address:         1283 Saluda River Rd., Silverstreet, S.C.

Charges:         1ct: Felony Attempt Obtain Property by False Pretense

1ct: Felony Obtaining Property by False Pretense

Bond:              $10,000.00 Unsecured