Two men charged in connection with alleged fraud against Verizon

Two Hopkinsville men have been charged in connection with an alleged scam that resulted in the theft of over $20,000 in cell phone services.

An arrest warrant for 24-year old Tevin Clea says between October and December of last year while he was an employee of Verizon Wireless, he provided over $22,000 in phone services which were not paid for by creating “dummy” accounts.

Clea allegedly admitted to his part in the scheme and said someone was paying him to participate in the fraud.

The warrant lists 30-year old Skylar Scalia as a co-defendant and Scalia was arrested Wednesday, with the jail website listing his charge as felony theft.

Clea is charged with complicity to felony theft, $10,000 or more.