Diasporia News of Wednesday, 29 July 2009
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KITTY HAWK, NC - Police are seeking help from the public in finding a man suspected of at least a dozen cases of identity theft and credit card fraud in Kitty Hawk and other locations.
Stephen Okyere Budu, 27, of Ghana, had worked for a retailer in Kitty Hawk who has asked not to be identified, Kitty Hawk police detective Brian Strickland said Wednesday.
Budu had lived in the town since late May on a J-1 visa that allows a student to have a job in the U.S., usually for 90 days. He has not been seen since early July, Strickland said.
“We don’t know where he is,” the detective said, “but there’s a feeling he’s still in the area.” Police have notified U.S. immigration officials, he said.