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Google date test 'nets US fugitive'
"Googling" someone is becoming increasingly common
A suspected US fraudster on the run for a year has reportedly been caught after a woman checked his name on the Google website before meeting him for a date.
LaShawn Pettus-Brown was wanted in Ohio for allegedly siphoning off city funds from restoration projects.
The woman found his name on an FBI arrest warrant after using the Google search engine and contacted authorities, local media reported.
Analysts say using web engines to check people's credentials is now common.
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"Googling" someone is becoming increasingly common
A suspected US fraudster on the run for a year has reportedly been caught after a woman checked his name on the Google website before meeting him for a date.
LaShawn Pettus-Brown was wanted in Ohio for allegedly siphoning off city funds from restoration projects.
The woman found his name on an FBI arrest warrant after using the Google search engine and contacted authorities, local media reported.
Analysts say using web engines to check people's credentials is now common.
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