A mother and her son are facing fraud charges for handing out fake parking tickets. The pair collected $4,000 over the Labor Day Weekend in Hatch, New Mexico.
It was unclear Sunday if either has a lawyer yet who can speak on their behalf.
Celeste Zimmerman, 68, and Raymond Swingle, 31, orchestrated a parking ticket scheme outside the annual Hatch Chile Festival in New Mexico from Sept. 2-4.KOB, court documents showed the committee that organizes the festival decided against parking fees because they aren’t allowed to charge for parking off public roads or on school grounds.
KOB says Swingle allegedly was seen demanding $10 from people to park and reportedly blocked cars until they paid up.The station said Zimmerman allegedly posted a message on the festival’s website saying there would be a $10 contribution fee to help keep the event running. Documents show the organizing committee didn’t approve the message, according to KOB. This year’s 50th festival ran from Sept. 2-4.
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