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Trail has a criminal record that includes two stints in Nebraska prisons for forgery and passing bad checks in Pierce and Dawson Counties. On the video, he also said he had been sought for crimes in Minnesota.
Representatives at antiques shops and malls in Omaha; Lincoln; Falls City, Nebraska; and Hiawatha, Kansas, said that Trail had frequented their shops.
Most said they were aware of his record of using bad checks. Antique toys and advertising signs were his favorites, said one dealer. Another said he arrived once with two young women.
In recent months, according to court files, it appears that Trail was working with Boswell in the antiques trade.
In April the two put on “a pretty good show” at an antique coin auction in York County, Pennsylvania, after sending several inquiries about the rules of participating in the auction. Boswell showed up dressed in high heels, stylish slacks and a blouse that covered her extensive tattoos. Trail — who initially portrayed himself as Boswell’s father — sported a walking cane, a sweater vest and a chauffeur’s hat. “They presented themselves as high rollers,” said Scott Wehrly of Wehrly’s Auction in Pennsylvania. The couple produced a letter from a bank in Leon indicating that they had money to bid and that they were “players,” he said. But the letter, as well as the $28,298 check provided by Boswell for antique gold and silver coins, were frauds. “They were very professional,” Wehrly said. “I bet they sold (the coins) and had a heck of a party.”
The two are suspected in theft and bad check cases from several states totaling between $300,000 and $500,000.
In Pennsylvania, Boswell is charged with three felony theft and bad check charges. She posted $7,500 in bail and is scheduled for a court appearance in February.
Court files in Pennsylvania indicate the Farmer’s Bank in Leon also reported that Boswell passed a fraudulent check of $15,391 in Kansas.
On Friday, Boswell and Trail were charged in federal court with unlawful transportation of stolen goods valued at $5,000 or more from Hiawatha, Kansas, to Nebraska.
Also Friday, Lincoln police posted a request for information on a Facebook page that focuses on crimes involving coins and collectors.
The post said Boswell and Trail were suspected in a counterfeit coin case in Lincoln in June, as well as other cases in Iowa, Utah, the central Plains and in the southeastern U.S., including Tennessee.
“We are also looking for additional victims,” the post stated.
http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/iow...cle_ffc98ee9-8c40-52ae-96b1-a46a429f3490.html
Representatives at antiques shops and malls in Omaha; Lincoln; Falls City, Nebraska; and Hiawatha, Kansas, said that Trail had frequented their shops.
Most said they were aware of his record of using bad checks. Antique toys and advertising signs were his favorites, said one dealer. Another said he arrived once with two young women.
In recent months, according to court files, it appears that Trail was working with Boswell in the antiques trade.
In April the two put on “a pretty good show” at an antique coin auction in York County, Pennsylvania, after sending several inquiries about the rules of participating in the auction. Boswell showed up dressed in high heels, stylish slacks and a blouse that covered her extensive tattoos. Trail — who initially portrayed himself as Boswell’s father — sported a walking cane, a sweater vest and a chauffeur’s hat. “They presented themselves as high rollers,” said Scott Wehrly of Wehrly’s Auction in Pennsylvania. The couple produced a letter from a bank in Leon indicating that they had money to bid and that they were “players,” he said. But the letter, as well as the $28,298 check provided by Boswell for antique gold and silver coins, were frauds. “They were very professional,” Wehrly said. “I bet they sold (the coins) and had a heck of a party.”
The two are suspected in theft and bad check cases from several states totaling between $300,000 and $500,000.
In Pennsylvania, Boswell is charged with three felony theft and bad check charges. She posted $7,500 in bail and is scheduled for a court appearance in February.
Court files in Pennsylvania indicate the Farmer’s Bank in Leon also reported that Boswell passed a fraudulent check of $15,391 in Kansas.
On Friday, Boswell and Trail were charged in federal court with unlawful transportation of stolen goods valued at $5,000 or more from Hiawatha, Kansas, to Nebraska.
Also Friday, Lincoln police posted a request for information on a Facebook page that focuses on crimes involving coins and collectors.
The post said Boswell and Trail were suspected in a counterfeit coin case in Lincoln in June, as well as other cases in Iowa, Utah, the central Plains and in the southeastern U.S., including Tennessee.
“We are also looking for additional victims,” the post stated.
http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/iow...cle_ffc98ee9-8c40-52ae-96b1-a46a429f3490.html
