Burlington gold scam, couple loses $600,000

A Burlington couple loses more than $600,000 in an impersonation scheme. Now, two people allegedly involved in that scheme appear in court. Our Racine, Kenosha County reporter Ben Hanson with more details on how the suspects may not have been fully aware of what they were doing. In just under two months from March to May, a Burlington couple lost more than $600,000 in an impersonation scam. They were told they needed to send gold through courier packages to be absolved in an identity theft investigation. According to criminal complaints, those victims believed they were communicating with and sending this gold to someone from the Federal Trade Commission. At a controlled package handoff with the victims at a gas station in Kenosha County, Racine deputies caught two suspects, Reese Leitner and Carissa Snow. According to the complaint, Snow and Leitner had driven up from Florida and were going to get paid to deliver the package of gold from the victims. But the criminal complaint says Leitner indicated they didn't know what was in the package, where they would deliver it, or the identity of the person that coordinated the pickup. Snow's defense argued in a way that would show she was partially forced into the scam or wasn't fully aware of what she was doing. What knowledge of any, if any, did Ms. Snow possess regarding what was happening with respect to these packages? What I knew, based off of what Mr. Leitner said, was that they had limited knowledge of what was in the package. But the court commissioner still found probable cause for Snow to stand trial. She is expected back in court on December 7th. As for Leitner, the state is still working to find him an attorney. They are both being federally prosecuted as they are part of a bigger gold bar scam across the U.S. with other suspects. In Racine, Ben Hanson, Fox 6 News.