A California man has been charged in Illinois for allegedly trying to scam a local resident out of $25,000.
Li Xu, 31, of Alhambra, California, was arrested in Huntley, a village about 51 miles west of Chicago, on Aug. 22, and subsequently transported to a jail in Kane County to await a court appearance, according to a report from the Huntley Police Department.
On Aug. 26, the police department issued a statement announcing that Li had been charged with two class-3 felonies—”Attempted theft by deception (over $10,000 not exceeding $100,000) and attempted theft by deception (over $5,000, and victim over 60 years old).”
The statement detailed how Li was arrested after the Huntley resident became the target of a scam….