Two men from Texas and California have been arrested and are in jail in St. Martin Parish, facing charges for a gross phishing scam that defrauded a local business of over $575,000. Sheriff Becket Breaux said detectives began investigating Aug. 27, 2025, after a business reported the loss.
Two out-of-state men are facing charges after a local business lost more than $575,000 in a phishing email scam, according to the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Danny Cody, 63, of Cleveland, Texas, and John Karmelich, 66, of Westminster, Califor… [472 chars]
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate | Published: 2026-04-14T17:14:00Z
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