uncovered by Detective Sgt. Aaron Wojtkowski of the Newbury, Massachusetts Police Department after a resident in that community reported she had been contacted by someone on behalf of Microsoft. The caller claimed the elderly victim had a problem with her computer and for a fee the problem could be fixed remotely, according to the news release.

As part of the scam, the investigation found residents in Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia were cheated between Aug. 1, 2015 and Jan. 1, 2018.

Edison Detective Leslie Yackel arrested Alam June 12 and charged him with theft by deception, a third-degree crime, according to the release.

“The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office will continue to aggressively investigate and prosecute scammers who prey on the vulnerable,” said Carey, who thanked theEl Paso, Texas (CNN) The Walmart massacre had shattered the sense of peace and security that typically surrounds this border town. Now the shock and fear was being magnified by another unexplained massacre 1,600 miles away.

Just hours earlier the police had told the family to stay inside. There'd been a shooting at the Walmart a block away. Thirteen-year-old Arlene Enriques was frightened.

Arlene had heard some of the shots, but she thought they were fireworks. She and her brother, 10-year-old Dilan, sat at their grandparents' El Paso home, afraid to go outside, waiting for their mother to arrive amid a cascade of misinformation, including bogus reports of more gunmen on the loose.

Her mother couldn't get there. The area surrounding the Walmart and Arlene's grandparents' apartment was shut down by