Police say an Annandale businessman is charged with embezzlement for allegedly keeping money that people expected him to send to their families in Korea.
Richard Lee, 51, was charged after more than a dozen people complained to police about his check-cashing business, Sky Annandale, located at 4127 Hummer Road, according to Fairfax County police.
Police said all of the victims are Korean and were sending money to relatives and friends there. The funds they lost in Lee’s alleged scheme range from $700 to $3,000. The victims would give Lee the cash and he would give them a receipt, but the money never made it overseas, police said.
Any other victims are encouraged to contact Fairfax’s financial crimes unit at 703-246-7800 or Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
