Cornerback Buster Skrine played for the New York Jets from 2015 to 2018.
Buster Skrine was arrested in Canada this week and is facing numerous fraud charges, Canadian authorities announced Thursday.
The former Jets cornerback “is facing several fraud-related charges totaling more than $100,000,” the Durham Regional Police in Whitby, Ontario,Authorities say Skrine “was attending numerous financial institutions where he would identify himself as a retired NFL player. He would open bank accounts with fraudulent cheques and obtain a portion of the money prior to the cheque clearing.”
The release also states, “There is reason to believe the same male has been committing similar offences across Canada.” Skrine was scheduled to return to the U.S. on Wednesday and was arrested at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in conjunction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Skrine has been charged with four counts of fraud over $5,000, seven counts of making false statements to procure money, three counts of possessing property obtained by crime over $5,000 and one count of possessing property obtained by crime under $5,000.The 34-year-old entered the NFL in 2011 as a fifth-round pick of the Browns.
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