Fraud investigation

Sheriff Jeff Grey announced his office is presently investigating an Indiana business who may have defrauded Mercer County local businesses. Numerous businesses in the Ft. Recovery area were contacted and sold portfolio advertising but never received the product. The scheme appears to be to have occurred in other Ohio and Indiana counties.

Any business that has recently purchased such advertising and not received it is asked to contact investigators at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and speak with Detective Megan Baker during normal business hours. Detective Baker can be reached at 419-586-1450 extension 3, or by email: megan.baker@mercercountysheriff.org. This is an ongoing investigation and no other information is being released at this time.