ED. NOTE: A subject’s name was removed from this report by a court order for expungement.
OCEAN CITY – Two city men face extortion charges after they were arrested by Ocean City police in connection with a July 25 incident that took place in the 1000 block of the Boardwalk.
According to a release, officers responded on July 25 at 9:30 p.m. to a shoplifting investigation of a store. When officers arrived, they were met by a juvenile and his mother along with employees of that store.
It was learned through the investigation that the juvenile was alleged to have shoplifted an item from the store.
The employees of the store were then alleged to have offered the juvenile an option of paying them, the employees, money in lieu of criminal prosecution for the shoplifting incident.
That investigation led to the two employees of the store being charged with theft by extortion.
Charged was Moustafa M. Zaatout, 25.
A warrant was issued by Judge Richard Russell in the amount of $10,000.
Detective Mazzuza and Patrolman Cusack conducted the investigation.
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