On Wednesday, a Washington woman was arrested for scamming businesses out of thousands of dollars through an ongoing fraudulent racial discrimination scheme in which she allegedly would walk into a business, tell staff she was discriminated against, and then claim that management said she was owed money as a result.
Jasmine Latrice Willie, 32, known as the “Chicken Scam Lady,” has been booked into Pierce County Jail on charges including multiple counts of theft and organized retail theft. She is being held on a $200,000 bail, according to jail records. Lakewood Police arrested Willie on outstanding warrants, which included four felony warrants and 13 misdemeanor warrants.
Willie allegedly carried out a large-scale scamming effort in which she would stroll into businesses and tell employees that she had spoken with management and was owed a refund, the News Tribune reported. She would then demand that the cashier give her money. The defendant, who is black, would say she was entitled to a refund because she had been discriminated against because of her race, or because she bought a huge batch of chicken for her church and the food was rotten, prosecutors said.
Willie has been known to police for her scamming behaviors in King and Pierce Counties. Her husband, Omar Rashid, was also taken into custody on an outstanding felony warrant, Fox 13’s David Rose reported.
Bye Jasmine. ‘Chicken Scam Lady’ captured in Tacoma by @LakewoodPD. Bail set at $200,000. She stole thousands of dollars by falsely accusing stores of racial discrimination and demanding payment. More: https://t.co/xmtNsRt4qt pic.twitter.com/XOX1rAapMM
— David Rose (@DavidRoseFOX13) November 21, 2024
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