"As Rivarde put it, beginning in March, Weber and Lash worked together to secure multiple loans cumulatively worth at least $250,000 in the name of Ward, whose four-year rookie contract with the Titans is reportedly worth about $48.7m. Investigators determined that the pair of Jefferson parish residents used a web of false identities to convince an out-of-state business to loan out the money, Rivarde said in an interview on Tuesday."
"Rivarde added that Weber is said to have even posed as Ward's father, Calvin, at least once while signing notarized documents in person aimed at obtaining the loaned money. Weber and Lash eventually drew scrutiny from investigators and on 16 May, they were arrested at a shopping center in the Jefferson parish community of Harvey, where they had planned to attend a meeting meant to facilitate their obtaining the loans, Rivarde said."
Two Jefferson parish residents, Albert Weber and Cyntrelle Lash, allegedly used multiple false identities to obtain cumulative loans of at least $250,000 in the name of NFL quarterback Cam Ward. Investigators say the pair convinced an out-of-state business to lend the money, used a web of fake identities, and produced notarized documents; Weber is alleged to have once posed as Ward's father, Calvin, while signing documents. Weber and Lash were arrested on 16 May at a shopping center in Harvey and later released on bail. Weber denied wrongdoing, claiming someone else assumed his identity. The incidents align with rising fraud targeting professional athletes amid growing salaries and endorsements.
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