New details in Reggie Wayne credit card fraud investigation, Warrant Issued

More details have emerged in the fraud investigation involving Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne's credit card.

Police say their investigation is wrapping up and charges could soon be coming against Wayne's ex-girlfriend.

According to an affidavit for probable cause, Wayne's ex-girlfriend Natasha McKenzie and her friends and family were scoring big - on Wayne's tab. McKenzie told police that Wayne knew what she was up to. Wayne told police McKenzie never had his go ahead.

"(McKenzie) stated, 'When you have money like Reggie, it really doesn't matter,'" IMPD Sgt. Paul Thompson said. "She felt that she was entitled to a certain amount of compensation for being in the company of Mr. Wayne."

Police say this was McKenzie's justification for racking up almost $95,000 on one of Wayne's credit cards over the past year. Such 'compensation' included a personal computer, a dining set, a Nintendo DS, a Wii Fit, shoes, tickets to Colts games and a Jay-Z concert at Conseco Fieldhouse, along with dozens of money transfers from PayPal.

But police say McKenzie also took care of friends and family at Wayne's expense, paying the childcare costs and cell phone bills for her friend and hair dresser.

"She said that she helps people and this was her way of helping these people by providing them funds, discounted products, buying computers, televisions, things of that nature and giving them to those individuals," Thompson said. "She would put things on the card, charge them half the amount of what she put on the card, plus about a $10 transaction fee."

According to the affidavit, McKenzie told detectives Wayne gave her permission to "take care of what you need to take care of."

Apparently, that included McKenzie's mother. Indianapolis police and the United States Secret Service continued their investigation at Bavarian Village Apartments, searching the home of McKenzie's mother Wednesday morning.

"Apparently they went in and found a television set and a couple lap top computers that were the proceeds of the debit card usage," Thompson said.

Police say Wayne told them he helped McKenzie buy a plane ticket.  According to detectives, McKenzie had saved Wayne's credit card number on her phone and began using it so much she didn't feel she needed permission. 

An arrest warrant has been issued for Natasha McKenzie, the former girlfriend of Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police confirmed a warrant has been issued for her arrest. It charges her with one count of theft (receiving stolen property) and one count of fraud. Both counts are class D felonies.

The warrant was issued Friday.

Once arrested, McKenzie will have to post $20,000 bond before she can be released.

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(wthr.com)