61-year-old Man and 21-year-old Wife Jailed For Buying $24,000 in Jewelry With Fake Money Order

Poor Christine Friend. The 21-year-old from Gheen, Minnesota and her 61-year-old husband, Thomas Alan Friend, were charged with check forgery and attempted theft by swindle after they were arrested for purchasing $24,210 in diamond jewelry on layaway with a money order they fabricated.

The complaint states that on Oct. 29 at Gould’s Jewelry in Anoka, the couple from northeast Minnesota picked