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Coral Gables Woman Charged In Designer

Handbag Scam
By Peter D'Oench April 12, 2019 at 7:05 pm
Filed Under: Coral Gables, Counterfeit Bags, Designer Bag Scam, Designer Bags, Fraud, Local TV, Miami News, Scam, South Florida News, T.J. Maxx

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A federal complaint obtained by CBS4’s Peter D’Oench says that

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Meghana Rajadhyaksha has been investigated since November
2017 and was arrested Tuesday on charges of mail and wire fraud.
She was reportedly released on $250,000 bond.

The complaint says Rajadhyaksha would order designer handbags MOST VIEWED
worth up to $2,000 using PayPal and would make credit purchases.
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The complaint says, “T.J. Maxx had reported that since, in or around
November 2017 through the present, Rajadhyaksha has placed
dozens of orders for and received original handbags which were
later returned with substitute handbags to trigger refunds to
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Investigators became suspicious because of the amount of bags
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The complaint says they developed a scheme using ultraviolet
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The complaint said, “T.J. Maxx investigators cataloged, Phone Scam 
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The complaint says Rajadhyaksha was recently captured on 10 Florida Man Threatens To Destroy
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Dixie Highway shipping packages.

A store manager said he could not release that tape to CBS4.

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for the original designer handbags when counterfeit ones were

turned in and what documents or receipts she might have used.

A spokesman for T.J. Maxx said it would be inappropriate to

comment because of the investigation.

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Neighbors said there were a lot of federal agents around the home
on Tuesday when Rajadhyaksha was arrested and they say a SWAT
team was even on the scene. They said the agents had been “staking
out” the home.

The neighbors who did not want to be identi ed also said the home
for more than a year had received a lot of boxes delivered by UPS.

Rajadhyaksha’s attorney Christopher Lyons said in a statement,

“She is extremely distraught and is focusing on the well-being of her
family. She is grateful for all the support she has received from her
family and friends during this dif cult time.”

It is not known where the counterfeit handbags were purchased

and what happened to the original designer handbags.
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