By Steve Neavling
A New York woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a DEA agent and scamming a Cape Cod resident out of $46,000, officials announced.
Yuxin Fu, 24, of Flushing, Queens, was apprehended last week after evading capture for more than a year, New York Daily News reports.
Authorities believe Fu impersonated a DEA agent during the scam, convincing the victim, a resident of Marston Mills in Barnstable, Massachusetts, that their Social Security number was linked to a drug investigation in Texas.
Fu allegedly told the victim to transfer their money to a “safe” government account to protect it from being seized.
The fraudulent scheme came to light in December 2022, prompting a detailed investigation. Detectives executed multiple search warrants, ultimately leading to a warrant for Fu’s arrest in June 2023. However, by that time, authorities suspected that she had fled to China.
Fu was finally captured on September 23 at John F. Kennedy Airport as she attempted to return to the U.S. She was extradited to Massachusetts, where she faced arraignment in Barnstable District Court on charges of larceny over $1,200 and receiving stolen property over $1,200.
Authorities are holding Fu on a $100,000 bail, set at the request of the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office.
