Police look into use of Wayne's credit

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police and the Secret Service Asset Forfeiture Unit last week searched the home of a woman suspected of fraudulently using a bank card account belonging to Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne.

"We have found that over approximately one year of time that $60,000 of cash and $35,000 of merchandise had been misappropriated by the use of a debit card or credit card number," IMPD sergeant Paul Thompson said Tuesday.

Furniture, three television sets and other electronics were seized.

Wayne filed a theft report in April stating that an ex-girlfriend had possibly used his credit card to make transactions totaling more than $93,000.

Wayne said in the police report he was notified by a department store that someone had attempted to make a purchase with his bank card. A check with Huntington Bank, Wayne said, revealed 333 transactions dating to September 2009.

Wayne told police he was uncertain how Natasha McKenzie, 26, Indianapolis, obtained his credit card information.

She recently told WXIN-59 that Wayne gave her the information.

"Reggie knew what was going on. I sent Reggie plenty of thank you messages," McKenzie told the station. "He knew everything that was going on. There was nothing fraud about it. . . . Reggie gave me all of his credit card information. I still have record of everything he gave me."
Thompson said she has told police another story.

"The suspect has been interviewed by our detective and has made admissions to using the card numbers without authorization," the IMPD spokesman said. "There is the potential for charges being filed."

Wayne's agent, Joby Branion, did not respond to a message seeking comment from him or Wayne.

Wayne, 31, has played nine seasons and was voted to the Pro Bowl after each of the past four.

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(indystar.com)