2 Northeast Ohio men arrested, accused of operating multistate fraud ring

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MARION, Ohio — Two Northeast Ohio men have been arrested in Crawford County, accused of the fraudulent sale of ATVs and other equipment totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Michael Stevens-McKenzie, 28, of Twinsburg, and Jarell Scott, 28, of Cleveland Heights, each have been charged with a felony count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

The two men were arrested in Crawford County after a months-long investigation involving the sheriff’s offices in Crawford and Marion counties, and the North Carolina Bureau of Investigation. Authorities say a suspect from Bedford, Ohio, whose identity wasn’t released, would purchase ATVs, Razor scooters and other equipment with fraudulent cashiers checks.

Stevens-McKenzie and Scott were apprehended while trying to use a fraudulent check to purchase a side-by-side vehicle, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Both were being held in jail in Crawford County.

Authorities are continuing to investigate, Marion Sheriff Matt Bayles said.

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