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Ex-NFL Cornerback Buster Skrine Arrested in Georgia on 18 Counts Tied to Alleged Romance-Fraud Scheme

Police describe a romance scheme that leveraged his NFL profile to extract about $300,000 from women.

Overview

  • Roswell police arrested Skrine on Wednesday after executing a search at a residence in the city and booked him into the Fulton County jail.
  • Detectives say the probe began in July with a tip from a woman, leading to three identified victims in New York, North Carolina and Wisconsin with combined losses near $300,000.
  • Warrants detail tactics that include persuading women to open accounts he controlled, check kiting, and using Cash App, Apple Pay, Instacart and Uber to move money and cover expenses.
  • Investigators allege the funds paid for travel, short‑term rentals and gift cards, while court documents cite roughly $600,000 in fraud and $650,000 in money‑laundering activity over about a decade across the U.S. and Canada.
  • Roswell police say they are coordinating with Canadian authorities on separate 2023 Ontario check‑fraud charges after Skrine cut off a GPS monitor and failed to appear in court.