Man accused of defrauding charities of rental assistance arrested on 25 felony warrants
By Kelly Doty
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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man accused of defrauding local charities and providing false information on apartment rental applications has been taken into custody.
Asheville police said in a news release Monday that Masieuh Dewayne Morgan, 19, was arrested Jan. 3 near the 200 block of Long Shoals Road on 25 outstanding felony warrants.
According to court documents, Morgan is accused of securing rental assistance from Eblen Charities and ABCCM Charities under false pretenses. Investigators said he claimed to need the assistance to avoid homelessness when, in fact, he had multiple other residences in Buncombe County.
The warrants claim Morgan secured funding for several apartments he had fraudulently obtained, then subsequently resold or attempted to sublet. Other arrest warrants accuse Morgan of providing false information to multiple apartments in the Asheville area to “cheat and defraud.”
Asheville police arrested Morgan on the following charges:
eight counts of obtaining property by false pretense five counts of accessing computers five counts of conspiracy two counts of fraud – free text three counts of uttering forged endorsement uttering forged instrument forgery of instrument three counts of driving while license revoked
Asheville police said he was found in possession of a stolen gun during his Jan. 3 arrest, resulting in another felony charge.
Morgan was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Center under a $362,500 secured bond (or $36,250 to a bondsman) issued by a magistrate, according to police. He remains in custody as of Jan. 5.
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