VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman who believed she was helping a retired Army general and a wounded military dog ended up being the victim of a scheme that cost her $60,000, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies said 56-year-old Cory Woodall, of Oxford, North Carolina, convinced the 70-year-old woman that she was helping a retired Army general get back to the U.S. after she responded to an email about a wounded military dog.
Investigators said the woman sent Woodall the money, including $30,000 in cash. They said Woodall used the money to buy a car, a mower and a trailer.
Woodall was extradited to Volusia County on Tuesday and was charged with organized scheme to defraud and grand theft.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood confronted Woodall when he arrived. He told Woodall that he would be held on no bond.
"You have no bond. So you ain't getting out any time soon. When you defraud my residents here, we take that really, really seriously and so does the judges," Chitwood said. "This isn't right. This woman has spent her entire life working and caring for people."
Woodall then told the victim and Chitwood that he would pay the woman back.
"I wish that were true," Chitwood said.
