• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newcast
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Brooklyn Center Woman On the Lam in Ginseng Scam Arrested in Georgia

1:28 PM | Tuesday, April 14, 2020

A Brooklyn Center woman who eluded authorities for more than two years is now in police custody in the Twin Cities. Mai Vang, 51, is accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme in which she duped victims into investing in a nonexistent ginseng farm.

Ginseng scam suspect arrested in Georgia.

Vang is being held in the downtown Minneapolis detention center on $500,000 bail. She’s set to make her next court appearance May 14. Vang is charged with six counts of theft by swindle.

According to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, Vang was arrested in Georgia on March 18. She was extradited to Minnesota over the weekend.

Her arrest apparently came during a traffic stop, more than two years after Minnesota authorities filed an arrest warrant on theft-by-swindle charges, the attorney’s office said. Local police officers in Georgia had tried to contact Vang numerous at an address they suspected was her address, but were unsuccessful until the traffic stop.

Numerous Ginseng Scam Victims, Losses Totaled More Than $450K

An investigation by the Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau and local police revealed Vang concocted a fraud scheme that took advantage of members of the Minnesota Hmong community. According to the charges, Vang persuaded the victims to invest in a ginseng farm she claimed to own near Wausau, Wis. The fraud involved nine victims with losses totaling more than $450,000. Two victims are a couple Vang knew from church who gave the suspect their life savings, the complaint said.

Vang used the scam proceeds for casino gambling, police records show. According to the complaint, records from Mystic Lake Casino showed Vang spent nearly $1 million to buy chips or play slot machines between 2012 and 2014. Records also show she allegedly spent more than $27,000 at Running Aces Casino, Hotel and Racetrack in 2014, the complaint said.

For more Brooklyn Center stories, click here.

Corey Bork, reporting

Brooklyn Center

Related Stories

‘Hostile Work Environment,’ Brooklyn Center City Manager Suspends Staff Support for Police Implementation Committee:  … Read More
Brooklyn Center COVID-19 Clinic Offers Vaccines for Infants, Preschoolers:  A Pediatric Vaccine Clinic… Read More
Hennepin County Monitors Water Quality on Local Lakes Weekly:  Hennepin County public health staff… Read More
Brooklyn Center Council Considers Charter Changes to Adjust Mayoral Duties:  Possible Charter Changes… Read More
New MN Office of Public Engagement Aims to Reduce Racial Job Disparities:  MN DEED Announces Launch of… Read More
Brooklyn Center Swears in New Police Chief:  Kellace McDaniel took the oath of office to become… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2022 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in