Brooklyn Woman Suspected of Running High End Handbag Scheme Arrested in Farmington Case

A Brooklyn woman suspected of running a fraud operation involving high-end handbags was arrested on Saturday.

Danelyne Paul, 19, of East 103rd St. in Brooklyn was arrested in Pennsylvania after she allegedly tried to return two handbags that were purchased with counterfeit money at a Louis Vuitton store in Pennsylvania, according to police.

Paul is a suspect in numerous cases where high end handbags are purchased with counterfeit money and returned at different stores for cash, police said.

She is suspected of passing $1,900 in counterfeit currency at the Westfarms Mall. She was charged with fourth-degree larceny and held on bond.

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