Tourist Allegedly Scams High-end Resort

A tourist is in police custody after allegedly scamming a high-end resort of twenty-seven thousand dollars. Reports are that a man who identified himself as forty-year-old American national Nicolas Paula arrived at the It’zana Resort on February fifth seeking accommodations until February eighth. He allegedly presented proof of a ten thousand U.S. dollar online transfer to secure the reservation. However, when the transaction did not come through, Paula was confronted by the resort’s management. Paula reportedly requested a six-day extension to his stay in order to have the transaction processed. He then allegedly provided more falsified evidence showing a ten thousand dollar U.S. dollars transfer.  Paula vacated his room on February thirteenth without settling his bills that amounted to thirteen thousand, five hundred U.S. dollars.  The resort’s management made a report to police and News Five has been reliably informed that Paula was detained in Placencia today at another high-end resort. He was reportedly discovered with falsified travel documents, cash and other illicit items. It is believed that Paula is actually a Costa Rican named Christopher Marchena. We will continue to follow these reports.