Berks man accused of $750,000 investment fraud that took advantage of people he knew

Berks man accused of $750,000 investment fraud that took advantage of people he knew

Berks County detectives on Monday charged a Sinking Spring man with embezzling about $750,000 from various acquaintances and members of his extended family. Santiago J. Torres, 41, surrendered to detectives Monday, accompanied by his attorney, to face multiple counts of theft by deception, identity theft, forgery, access device fraud and related counts. According to detectives: In August, detectives with the district attorney’s office initiated …

Sinking Spring man accused of embezzling $750,000 from family and friends

A Sinking Spring man is facing a series of felony charges following an investigation by the Berks County District Attorney’s Office into an alleged long-term embezzlement scheme involving family and friends. Santiago J. Torres, 41, surrendered to authorities on Monday, April 7, after being charged with 17 counts of Theft by Deception, 11 counts each of Identity Theft and Forgery, and 7 counts of unlawful use of an access device to obtain or atte…