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Two men recently paroled from prison got all gussied up as women and went on a scamming spree throughout Southern California, police said.
Cornell "Corey" Jackson and Marquet Dorsey were arrested on suspicion on conducting thousands of dollars worth of credit card scams, according to NBC Los Angeles. The pair allegedly bought an Infinity SUV in Fontana, thousands of dollars of sunglasses in Manhattan Beach and a $2,900 hotel bill in Hawthorne. They used fake IDs and even posed as a credit card agent that offered fake confirmation codes when their credit card was declined.
What the female disguises had to do with anything isn't clear, but the long arm of the law caught up with them. The pair were arrested last week at Jackson's Lakewood home.