MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A metro Atlanta woman is facing multiple charges after investigators say several people paid thousands of dollars for vehicles and a boat that were never delivered.
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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that Dakota Burchfield, 31, was extradited from Douglasville and arrested on charges including using a computer to defraud to obtain property, two counts of defrauding a victim over the age of 65, and two counts of utilizing a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
According to investigators, the case began on Aug. 1 when deputies responded to a fraud report from a business owner who said he found an online listing for a dump truck and agreed to purchase it.
The victim told deputies he contacted the seller using information provided in the listing and transferred $17,000 to a bank account. Investigators said the truck was never delivered.
A detective launched an investigation and identified Burchfield as the owner of the bank account that received the money. Authorities said she was living in Georgia at the time.
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Detectives later obtained records and surveillance footage from Chase Bank, which investigators say showed Burchfield opening the account in July 2026 and making withdrawals from funds connected to multiple fraudulent wire transfers.
During the investigation, authorities identified three more victims from Florida, Tennessee and Wyoming who allegedly sent money to Burchfield for vehicles or a boat that were never delivered.
According to the sheriff’s office, investigators determined a total of $44,850 was obtained through the alleged scheme.
Burchfield was booked into the Marion County Jail and is being held on a $95,000 bond.
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