Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle would like to announce the investigation into a widespread scam case in DeSoto Parish. DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office was informed of a possible scam involving a job offering with a company known as Motiva in Beaumont, TX. Multiple people were approached and promised a job but were told they needed to pay $100.00 for a TSA Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card. The unsuspecting people paid for what they believed would be the TSA TWIC card with the belief they were going to be hired as a fire watcher and paid $25.00 an hour at the Motiva plant. We have established that the Motiva plant does not require a TSA TWIC card for employment purposes. The Motiva plant has been in contact with our office and informed us that they do not have any current job openings available.

 

A suspect in the scam has been tentatively identified and we are searching for additional information in regards to the scam. The subject that initially collected the money has been cooperative with our office. At this time we believe he has also been scammed by the suspect and did not have any knowledge that this was in fact a scam. The investigation is on-going and we ask that anyone that has paid the $100.00 fee contact the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 872-3956 to report their loss. A detective with our office will follow up to gather further information.