Wednesday, December 23, 2009

U.S. tourist faces fraud charges in Brazil after claiming luggage stolen

A vacationing American faces charges of fraud after he told police in Rio de Janeiro robbers had stolen his luggage.

According to investigators, Nicholas Anthony Porfilio, 25, from California went to the special DEAT tourist police unit on Monday to lodge a report. He claimed he had been robbed of his three bags as he left his Copacabana beach hotel to find a taxi to take him to the airport.

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