Vermont Inmate, 54, Cited for False Pretenses Over More Than $8,000 in Unauthorized Bank Card Use, Faces Dec. 15 Court Date
The Vermont State Police Royalton Barracks said an unauthorized bank card use was reported at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, and that Chris A. Relation, 54, conducted unauthorized transactions through the victim's bank account amounting to over $8,000.
Troopers said they received the report on September 10, 2026, at 3:19 p.m., and that the investigation identified Relation as the accused. Relation is currently incarcerated at Northeast Correctional Complex on an unrelated matter, according to the release.
Relation was issued a citation to appear in Windsor County Superior Court on December 15, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. on a charge of false pretenses, in case number 26B1008000. The investigating trooper is Mengbei Wang.
The charge is an allegation at this stage and remains before the court.
(Source: Vermont State Police)
Source: Vermont State Police
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