Sheriffs Trick Fugitives Into Turning Themselves In

By Margaret Lyons in News on Aug 18, 2008 5:44PM

The Cook County Sheriff's Department arrested 66 fugitives this weekend by setting up a phony stimulus-check-recovery store and tricking greedy, gullible criminals into turning themselves in. Around 5,000 fugitives were sent a letter saying the government owed them money, and that they should show up to "Tax Recovery Experts, Inc." to get their moolah. But that was just a front set up by the sheriff's department, and when the fugitives checked in, they were promptly arrested. The best part of this whole story? This was dubbed "Operation Rebate and Switch." [WBBM]