That fraudulent document was one step toward uncovering an international Internet fraud that was scamming travel agencies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, leading to the prosecution of a man in Ghana.
A Fredericksburg area native was recently recognized for her work on this investigation.
Special Agent Lindsey Dickerson of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Diplomatic Security was honored May 13 by Neil MacBride, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Dickerson, who graduated from Stafford High School and studied criminal justice at Radford University, said this type of fraud goes on every day.
'People need to be careful--if something doesn't sound right, it probably isn't,' she said by phone from her Washington office. 'You need to double check and triple check before putting in your sensitive information.'
Dickerson, 27, has been an agent with Diplomatic Security (the security and law enforcement arm of the State Department) for three years, and she says her job is different every day, from protecting to prosecuting.
Sometimes she is a detective and investigates visa and passport fraud."
Via Fredericksburg.com - Agent honored for work on fraud
