FBI busts man in the scam aid post tsunami

Federal agents say, the first approach of the anger came the last week - complaints filed by a humanitarian organization in Portland, Oregon named Mercy Corps.The investigation ended with Trail Thursday the arrest of a Pittsburgh man, a painter named Matthew Schmieder unemployed.

Currently before the courts, investigators say Schmieder sent 800000 e-mails and said it was money for tsunami aid. Indeed, the FBI said he told the agent he thought it would be OK for money to solve his car and pay bills, if some of them for charitable purposes . Everybody needs money, agents say he told them.

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