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February 25, 2008

Alleged flim-flam man in court today

A former lobsterman accused of scamming people out of more than $25,000 is set to appear in court today to argue that the charges against him should be dropped.

John Kluth is accused of scamming money from at least 40 people – including several prominent Rhode Islanders – by feeding them sob stories about disabled trucks and broken refrigerators that put his cargo of lobsters at risk.

Kluth filed motions asking for most of the charges against him to be dropped, because alleged victims’ identifications were too far removed from the alleged crimes to be reliable.

This process is expected to take a week in Superior Court, Providence.

Extra: Hear Kluth explain to Journal staff writer Gregory Smith what he did.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 10:32 AM | Permalink

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