Alleged con artist pleads not guilty to litany of charges
An man accused of acting like a con artist pled not guilty to charges including larceny, identity fraud, and witness intimidation.
Roger Williamson has already served two stretches in county jail, and has a history that includes accusations of check-kiting, posing as a Hollywood producer to lure women to fake auditions in hotel rooms, and attempted extortion of comedy actor Adam Sandler, the Boston Herald reports.
According to the report, Williamson is now accused of stealing his mother’s social security checks, identity fraud for opening bank accounts in her name, and swindling investors out of $54,000 for a sandwich shop. He pleaded not guilty at Salem District Court on Thursday.
Williamson’s lawyer, Phil Tracy, denied the charges and said, “There’s two sides to every story.’’
Williamson is being held on $250,000 cash bail and will return to court November 4.
Read the full story at theHerald.
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